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Boeing wins US$18.6b deal as Qatar Airways buys first 737 Max
Airline's CEO makes good on threat to buy US jets after rejecting Airbus's A320neo deliveries due to engine issues
Published Sun, Oct 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Chicago
BOEING Co landed an US$18.6 billion deal with Qatar Airways for as many as 100 aircraft, providing a sales boost to the US company's upgraded 737 jetliner with one of the year's largest commercial aeroplane deals.
The Doha-based carrier pledged to buy as many as 60 of the 737 Max 8 jet, valued at US$6.9 billion at list prices, marking its first narrow-body order with Boeing since 1979.
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