BCN-02 Emirates announces $16 billion deal to buy 50 Airbus 350s

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Emirates announces $16 billion deal to buy 50 Airbus 350s

DUBAI, Nov 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Emirates Airline said Monday it will buy
50 Airbus 350-900 aircraft in a deal worth $16 billion, with delivery to
begin from May 2023.

“I am happy to announce we are purchasing 50 Airbus 350 for $16 billion,”
the carrier’s chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum told
reporters at the Dubai Airshow.

BSS/AFP/RY/1536 hrs