{"id":7155,"date":"2017-11-13T21:17:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T21:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2017-11-13T21:17:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T21:17:32","slug":"emirates-to-buy-40-dreamliners-from-boeing-in-15-1-billion-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/emirates-to-buy-40-dreamliners-from-boeing-in-15-1-billion-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates to buy 40 Dreamliners from Boeing in $15.1 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3416\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Emirates.jpg\" alt=\"Emirates\" width=\"331\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Emirates.jpg 474w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Emirates-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/>Emirates will buy 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth more than $15 billion, the airline confirmed today.<br \/>\nThe deal for the 787-10 Dreamliners brings Emirates\u2019 total wide-body aircraft commitment with Boeing to 204 planes.<br \/>\nSheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum signed the deal with Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Kevin McAllister. Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum witnessed the signing in front of a packed media gathering on the first day of the Dubai Airshow.<br \/>\nDeliveries of the aircraft are set to start in 2022 and continue through 2030, Sheikh Ahmed said.<br \/>\nAsked if the deal meant the airline was no longer pursuing a potential order of A350 planes from Airbus, Sheikh Ahmed said: \u201cThe 787 will be the best option for Emirates from 2022 onwards.\u201d<br \/>\nReporters were kept guessing before today\u2019s announcement about whether the Dubai carrier would be announcing a Boeing or Emirates order.<br \/>\nSheikh Ahmed said: \u201cEmirates orders today will be delivered from 2022, taking the airline well into the 2030s. Some of these will be replacements so that we maintain a young and efficient fleet.\u201d<br \/>\nEmirates is still evaluating engine options for the Dreamliner order, it said.<br \/>\nThe planes will be delivered in a mix of two and three-cabin class configurations potentially seating between 240 and 330 passengers.<br \/>\nToday\u2019s deal follows the carrier\u2019s purchase of 150 777X aircraft at the 2013 Dubai Airshow.<br \/>\nEmirates is already the world\u2019s largest customer for Boeing\u2019s 777 aircraft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/emirates-to-buy-40-dreamliners-from-boeing-in-15-1-billion-deal\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates will buy 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth more than $15 billion, the airline confirmed today. The deal for the 787-10 Dreamliners brings Emirates\u2019 total wide-body aircraft commitment with Boeing to 204 planes. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum signed the deal with Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Kevin McAllister. 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