QATAR AIRWAYS intends to sign deals by September worth $15.6bn for 80 Airbus and Boeing wide-body jets, its chief executive said on Thursday.
The state-controlled carrier announced, at the Paris Air Show in June, that it planned to buy a mix of 60 Airbus A350-800 and A350-900 aircraft and 20 Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER. The Airbus order represents a massive boost for the European aircraft maker and a vote of confidence in its future mid-sized A350, which Qatar Airways chose over US rival Boeing's new 787.
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