By Stanley Carvalho and Alexander Cornwell
By Stanley Carvalho and Alexander Cornwell
DUBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Gulf airways Emirates and Air Arabia spent a mixed $30 billion at record costs on Airbus AIR.PA jetliners because the Dubai Airshow burst into life on Monday, whereas Boeing BA.N gained a symbolic first official order for the 737 MAX since its grounding in March.
Emirates threw its weight behind the Airbus A350 with an expanded order for 50 jets price $16 billion, however shelved plans to order the marginally smaller A330neo because the Center East’s largest provider launched into a extra diversified fleet construction.
The agency order, signed in entrance of reporters on day two of the Nov 17-21 present, drew a line below the A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest airliner which Airbus had determined earlier this yr to shut, prompting Emirates to order mid-sized planes.
Below its unique plans tentatively introduced in February, Emirates would have ordered 40 upgraded A330neos and 30 barely bigger A350-900s. It determined as a substitute to go for 50 of the light-weight A350s, citing partly the impression on decrease…