Emirates have signed a 13 billion euro ($15. billion) deal to buy 40 of the largest Dreamliner jets Boeing produce – the 787-10.<br /><br />The Middle East’s biggest carrier made the announcement at the start of the 12th Dubai Air Show.<br /><br />It came after over an hour and a half of delays by Emirates amid rumours of a possible Airbus sale involving its A380 aircraft. <br /><br />. HHShkMohd witnesses the signing of emirates order for 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. #DAS17 pic.twitter.com/8r2O4Tq7UH— Emirates airline (emirates) November 12, 2017<br /><br />But the airlines chairman said they chose the latest version of Boeing’s mid-sized wide-body jet after comparing it with the Airbus A350, which after a decade in service has seen sales decline in favour of smaller but equally efficient long-haul jetliners.<br /><br />Boeing landed the order even as business confidence in the region has wobbled. But Sheikh Ahmed said the deal was proof that the region’s hub aviation model was working.<br /><br />Airline chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said “Our announcement today also speaks to our confidence in the future of aviation in the UAE and the region.”<br /><br />“And these new planes that we’ve just ordered will deliver from 2022 onward, taking the airline well into 2030.”<br /><br />Emirates has yet to decide between engines offered by General Electric and Rolls-Royce.<br /><br />Our firm order for 40 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners takes our total wide-body orders with Boeing to 204 aircraft. #DAS17 pic.twitter.com/8wcsfB64LH— Emirates airline (emirates) November 12, 2017<br />
