The airline said it expects more than one million passengers from the whole region to travel to Germany, Europe and beyond.
The airline said it expects more than one million passengers from the whole region to travel to Germany, Europe and beyond.
It was a historic day for Dubai’s pioneer low-cost carrier flydubai as it announced Boeing’s largest-ever single-aisle order worth $11.4 billion (Dh41.8 billion) by a Middle Eastern airline for buying 111 narrow-body aircraft on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.
Mega deals for Boeing and Airbus planes kick off show
The airline has signed a 15-year service contract with the company, which includes maintenance costs on a dollar per engine flight hour basis.
Exuberant Gulf carriers celebrated the opening day of the Dubai Airshow with blockbuster deals worth a combined $196 billion, with Dubai’s iconic airline Emirates re-writing civil aviation history again by placing orders worth $99 billion.
The opening day’s unprecedented order value far surpassed previous record of $155 billion set in 2007.
Launched in April 2004, the 787 family received its 1,000th order in approximately nine years.
The event opened at a new purpose-built site at Dubai World Central, which last month saw the opening of Al Maktoum International Airport for passengers.
The commitment, valued at $11.4 billion at list prices, is the largest ever Boeing single-aisle airplane purchase in the Middle East.
The order represents an investment of up to US$ 25.2 billion at list prices, including related engines.