Qatar Air Wants to Be First Buyer for Boeing 787-10 Jet

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Qatar Airways Ltd. said it’s interested in being the first customer for the 787-10, a larger version of the Dreamliner being considered by Boeing Co.

“Why not, when you have an aircraft that has the best seat-mile costs,” Qatar Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said in an interview last night in Seattle, where he was picking up the Middle Eastern carrier’s first 787-8 jet.