DHAKA: Boeing’s CEO says Gulf companies have placed orders for at least 225 of its new long-haul 777X planes, in what he called the biggest purchase of a planned aircraft in airline history.

The orders announced on Sunday kicked off the Dubai Airshow, which is also brought major deals for Boeing rival Airbus with its A380.

Boeing said it received orders for 150 777X planes from Dubai-based Emirates, 50 from Qatar Airways and 25 from Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways.

No total price tag was announced, but it is believed to exceed US$100 billion.

Boeing COE James McNerney Jr called it the ‘largest commercial launch in aviation history’, reports The Straits Times.

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