Overview
- Flydubai signed a memorandum of understanding for 75 Boeing 737 MAX jets with options for 75 more, a deal presented at the show with Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope and valued at about $13 billion at list prices.
- The agreement lets flydubai decide later between the MAX 8, MAX 9 or MAX 10 variants to match future route needs.
- The Boeing pact follows flydubai’s provisional purchase of 150 Airbus A321neos, signaling a shift to a dual-supplier narrowbody strategy after years as a Boeing-only operator.
- Emirates ordered eight Airbus A350-900s priced at $3.4 billion, selecting Rolls‑Royce Trent XWB‑84 engines with deliveries beginning in 2031.
- Earlier in the week Emirates confirmed a follow-on order for 65 Boeing 777‑9s at a list value of $38 billion, extending its widebody pipeline with both Airbus and Boeing into the next decade.