Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 48

28-November-2005

REGIONAL

Gulf Airlines Sign Aircraft Deals Worth $13Bn With Boeing And Airbus

Boeing and Airbus signed four contracts worth some $13.24bn with Gulf-based airline companies for the supply of a number of commercial aircraft at the Dubai Air Show on 20-24 November.

  • Dubai-based Emirates ordered 42 Boeing 777 planes worth $9.7bn. General Electric said the deal would mean engines and support worth more than $2bn.

  • Kuwait-based aircraft...