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Qatar Airways orders A380 and A340-600
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Qatar Airways has decided to buy four
Airbus aircraft for $3 billion, including options to purchase another 10 planes, its chairman said Tuesday. Qatar Airways's Akbar al-Baker signed the deal Tuesday with Airbus CEO Noel Forgeard at the Dubai Air Show. The deal is a blow to rival Boeing, which has been hurt by bad publicity over ethical scandals and the resignation of its chief executive this month. Al-Baker said Qatar Airways had chosen Airbus over Boeing because the European manufacturer was "more suitable for our route structure and route profitability." Qatar Airway will buy two A340-600 jets and two A380s - the giant aircraft termed super jumbo that is due to take its first flight in 2005 - al-Baker told reporters. The purchase of the A380 planes, plus options to buy another two, costs $1.2 billion. The purchase of the A340-600 jets, plus options to buy another eight, costs $1.8 billion. Al-Baker said the planes that Airbus will deliver to the airline will have substantially fewer seats than the maximum available because Qatar Airways wants to give its passengers more space. Qatar Airways' A340-600 planes will offer 325 seats instead of the maximum 380, and its A380 planes will have 460 seats instead of the maximum 555. Qatar Airways has plans to spend $5.1 billion on expanding its fleet of 28 aircraft to 52 planes by 2008. Qatar is building a new airport outside the capital Doha at a cost of $2 billion. The first phase of construction, scheduled for completion by early 2009, will allow A380 super jumbos to land. |
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Qatar Airways orders A380 and A340-600
Understandable considering the make up of the rest of their fleet.
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