Emirates Nears Deal on Boeing 777X, 787 Deliveries

  • Date: 24-Aug-2020
  • Source: Business Live ME
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates Nears Deal on Boeing 777X, 787 Deliveries

Emirates Nears Deal on Boeing 777X, 787 Deliveries

(Bloomberg) — Emirates has decided on its preferred mix of new Boeing Co. wide-body planes, with the focus likely to be on smaller aircraft rather than jumbo jets following a slump in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Dubai-based carrier has been pushing to swap more of Boeing's behemoth 777X jets — of which it has ordered 115 — for 787 Dreamliners. Emirates has finalized its position on the composition of the intake, Chief Operating Officer Adel Al Redha said in an interview Thursday, declining to provide details.

Negotiations are ongoing, including on the timing of the plane deliveries, Al Redha said. Emirates prefers to take the smaller Dreamliner sooner rather than later as it “offers better seat capacity” at a time when demand for international travel is