Qatar Airways plans to order 50 Boeing 777Xs

Qatar Airways plans to order up to 50 Boeing 777X aircraft — the new updated version of the 777s being developed by Boeing, according to the carrier’s top executive. “We are very interested in the new 777X aircraft being developed by Boeing. We are looking at anywhere between 40 and 50 aircraft of the type,” Akbar Al Baker, chief executive of Qatar Airways, told Gulf News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. He said that the airline would replace its existing fleet of 45 Boeing 777s — in… (gulfnews.com) Más...