Washington, D.C. –Qatar Airways has ordered 30 Boeing and 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs twin-aisle airplanes, valued at $11.7 billion at list prices.
The airline also signed a letter of intent for up to 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at $6.9 billion at list prices.
Qatar Airways' current fleet includes 84 Boeing aircraft, a combination of 787s and 777s, all delivered over the last nine years. With this new order, Qatar Airways increases its firm order backlog of Boeing widebody airplanes from 65 to 105, including 60 777Xs.
Qatar Airways was the first airline to operate the 787 in the Middle East and is a launch customer for the 777X. With the commitment for the 737 MAX 8, it would be the first Boeing single-aisle airplane model to join Qatar Airways' fleet in more than 15 years.
The 787-9 Dreamliner, a stretch of the 787-8, can fly 290 passengers 7,635nm (14,140km) in addition to more cargo.
Deliveries Boeing’s newest family of single-aisle airplanes – 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9 and 737 MAX 200 – are scheduled to begin in 2017.
Source: Boeing
The airline also signed a letter of intent for up to 60 737 MAX 8s, valued at $6.9 billion at list prices.
Qatar Airways' current fleet includes 84 Boeing aircraft, a combination of 787s and 777s, all delivered over the last nine years. With this new order, Qatar Airways increases its firm order backlog of Boeing widebody airplanes from 65 to 105, including 60 777Xs.
Qatar Airways was the first airline to operate the 787 in the Middle East and is a launch customer for the 777X. With the commitment for the 737 MAX 8, it would be the first Boeing single-aisle airplane model to join Qatar Airways' fleet in more than 15 years.
The 787-9 Dreamliner, a stretch of the 787-8, can fly 290 passengers 7,635nm (14,140km) in addition to more cargo.
Deliveries Boeing’s newest family of single-aisle airplanes – 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9 and 737 MAX 200 – are scheduled to begin in 2017.
Source: Boeing
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