Emirates Trims Boeing Order Plan as It Curbs Global Ambition
- Giant Gulf carrier will take only 30 Dreamliners, 126 777Xs
- Move follows earlier reduction in Airbus fleet purchases
A Boeing 787 aircraft.
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Emirates scaled back a commitment to buy billions of dollars of Boeing Co. wide-body jets, completing a recalibration of ambitious plans that has also seen it slash orders for Airbus SE planes.
The world’s biggest long-haul airline will now take 30 Boeing 787s worth $8.8 billion at list prices, together with 126 larger 777Xs, Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum announced Wednesday at the Dubai Airshow.