Boeing lands huge airplane order from Qatar Airways
Published on: Monday 31 January 2022
Boeing said Monday that Qatar Airways ordered up to 50 large cargo planes and committed to buying up to 50 Boeing 737 Max jets, a huge win for the U.S. aircraft maker over European rival Airbus. The companies did not disclose financial terms. The list price of the planes would total about $27 billion, but airlines routinely get deep discounts. Boeing swooped in to land the orders shortly after Airbus canceled a Qatar Airways order because of an unusually public and bitter fight over Qatar’s comp