Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
Published: November 13, 2023, 7:39am
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show on Monday with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co. aircraft, showing how aviation has bounced back after the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security.
Its low-cost sister airline, FlyDubai, followed up with an $11 billion order of 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, the first wide-body aircraft in its fleet.
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