Dubai: On the opening day of the 10th Dubai Airshow, European commercial airplane manufacturer Airbus eclipsed its competition by winning a $31 billion order for 131 aircraft from Dubai's Emirates.
Emirates yesterday signed a contract for 81 Airbus wide-bodied aircraft.
The agreement signed in the presence of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, between Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, and Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO, includes 50 Airbus A350XWB-900s, 20 A350XWB-1000s, 11 additional A380s and 50 options for the A350-900.
Airbus said Emirates' order yesterday is the single largest by the airline in its history. |
