{"id":15027,"date":"2025-05-14T23:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=15027"},"modified":"2025-05-14T23:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:46:48","slug":"boeing-and-qatar-airways-announce-order-for-up-to-210-widebody-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=15027","title":{"rendered":"Boeing and Qatar Airways announce order for up to 210 widebody airplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Story and images from Boeing<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Doha, Qatar<\/span><\/span>, <\/strong><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\"><strong>May 14, 2025, PRNewswire<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span><\/span>Qatar Airways and Boeing today announced the carrier will purchase up to 210 widebody jets, which sets new records as the largest widebody order for Boeing, including the largest order for 787 Dreamliners and Qatar Airways largest-ever order. This purchase, which also includes additional orders for Boeing&#8217;s new 777-9, will support approximately 400,000 jobs in the U.S. and position the award-winning Middle Eastern airline for further international expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The order includes:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>130 787 Dreamliners, <\/b>the long-range, ultra-efficient widebody airplane family that has delivered a 25% fuel-use improvement compared to airplanes it replaces and superior comfort for passengers. Ten orders were previously booked as unidentified.<\/li>\n<li><b>30 777-9&#8217;s<\/b>, the world&#8217;s largest twin-engine airplane that is designed to set new standards in efficiency by reducing fuel use and emissions by 25% compared to the airplanes it replaces, while elevating the passenger flight experience.<\/li>\n<li>Options for an additional <b>50 787<\/b> and <b>777X <\/b>airplanes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. President <span class=\"xn-person\">Donald J. Trump<\/span> and His Highness Sheikh <span class=\"xn-person\">Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Amir<\/span> of the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of Qatar<\/span> joined Boeing President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Kelly Ortberg<\/span>, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Pope<\/span> and Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Engr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Badr Mohammed Al-Meer<\/span> to witness the order signing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Qatar Airways makes largest deal in Boeing history\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyyJy76EaA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15029\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-549x309.png 549w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-470x264.png 470w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-233x131.png 233w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-230x129.png 230w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-360x203.png 360w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Boeing-Official-Signing-Photo-100x56.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and images from Boeing Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025, PRNewswire &#8211; Qatar Airways and Boeing today announced the carrier will purchase up to 210 widebody jets, which sets new records as the largest widebody order for Boeing, including the largest order for 787 Dreamliners and Qatar Airways largest-ever order. 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