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Emirates airline ordered 50 Airbus A350 aircraft worth $16 billion (Dh58.7 billion) on the second day of Dubai Airshow 2019 on Monday as the Dubai-based carrier moves away from reliance on the A380.
The European plane maker Airbus will stop production of double-decker from 2021 and Emirates operates a sizeable fleet of A380s.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates Group and Emirates airline, said deliveries of A350 will start from May 2023 and continue until 2028.
Emirates chairman, who is also chairman of budget carrier flydubai, told media in a briefing that there will be significant impact on the budget carrier from the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX if it continues further.
"Impact from grounding of the 737 is significant. Flydubai lost a lot during the summer period. They will lose two or three good periods such as Christmas seasons," Sheikh Ahmed said.
Flydubai, the second biggest customer of 737 MAX globally, said in September that its fleet will be shrinking to 2014 levels as the jet remains grounded and lease contracts on older planes expire.
Sheikh Ahmed said the option is open for replacing flydubai's grounded fleet of 737 MAX with Airbus A320neos.
"Boeing has so much pressure not only from us but from all the operators. I would say that they need to communicate much better than they did in the past. We are in the same boat," he told reporters on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow.
Ruling out a merger with Etihad Airways, Sheikh Ahmed said they would continue to explore more synergies with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier.
Emirates' new A350 aircraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and allow the Dubai carrier to serve new markets not only in the region but on long-haul routes of up to 15 hours.
Video: Emirates announces $16 billion order for 50 Airbus A350 planes at #DubaiAirshow https://t.co/HCqoZ70ke5Sheikh Ahmed said this purchase agreement replaces the heads of agreement signed in February where Emirates announced its intent to purchase 30 A350s and 40 A330Neos.
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- Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) November 18, 2019
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