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Qatar Airways is in early talks with Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) to order 100 to 150 widebody jets to expand and renew its fleet, according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\nQatar Airways is in early talks with Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (AIR.PA) to order 100 to 150 widebody jets to expand and renew its fleet, according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n
Major airlines are in a race to procure new fuel-efficient widebody jets to keep operating costs down and to cater to booming international travel demand.The order will most likely be for the Airbus A350 or Boeing 777X models, the report said.Qatar Airways has submitted a request for a proposal to Boeing and Airbus for a \u201cbig\u201d new aircraft order, its CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer said during a CNBC interview on Friday.\u201cWe are in constant dialogue with our customers, but we never comment on the confidential content of our talks,\u201d Airbus said.Boeing deferred to Qatar Airways for a comment. Qatar Airways declined to comment.Earlier this month, Qatar\u2019s national carrier said its entire fleet of A350 jets were back into service, more than a year after settling a legal dispute with Airbus over damage to their painted surface.Meanwhile, Boeing\u2019s 777X program, which has seen hundreds of jet orders from airlines across the world, is plagued by years of delays.Follow the
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Qatar Airways is in early discussions with Boeing and Airbus to order 100 to 150 widebody jets to expand and renew its fleet. The potential order could include Airbus A350 or Boeing 777X models. Qatar Airways’ CEO, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, mentioned during a CNBC interview that the airline has submitted a request for a proposal for a new aircraft order. Airbus and Boeing have not commented on the specifics of the discussions. Qatar Airways recently announced that its entire fleet of A350 jets is back in service after resolving a legal dispute with Airbus over damage to their painted surfaces. Boeing’s 777X program has experienced significant delays, despite having received hundreds of orders from airlines worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2365,1612,279,3,2363,250,187,2364,1026,1182,18],"class_list":["post-4562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-aircraft-order","tag-boeing","tag-comment","tag-cyprus","tag-fuel-efficient-widebody-jets","tag-google","tag-international","tag-qatar-airways","tag-talks","tag-travel","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n