Airbus beats Boeing with two mega deals on second day of Dubai Airshow
Airbus signed two mammoth deals for its A320 and A350 aircraft worth $30 billion at Dubai’s air show Monday, with Boeing managing only a $1.2 billion sale of its troubled 737 MAX. The deal with Turkish carrier SunExpress was “the first firm order” for the 737 MAX since it was grounded in March, a source at Boeing said.
Emirates Airline, the largest carrier in the Middle East, inked a $16 billion agreement to buy 50 Airbus 350-900 widebody aircraft, as it reorganises its fleet after cutting orders of the A380 superjumbo. Emirates’ fleet stands at a whopping 261 large aircraft, including 113 Airbus A380 superjumbos and 158 Boeing 777 planes.
