News) - Two airline United Arab Emirates - Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways - buying up long-distance commercial aircraft Boeing 777X .
Emitates ordered 150 Boeing 777X the dola contract worth 76 billion U.S. , while Etihad ordered 25 similar planes out of 56 Boeing aircraft ordered.
The contract value for the Boeing 777X Etihad reached 25.2 billion U.S. dollars .
Emirates contract includes an option to buy 50 more units , said Chief Eksekutit Emirates Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al - Maktoum at the Dubai Airshow , mingggu
Meanwhile, Etihad chief executive James Hogan said the contract includes 30 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner , which makes Etihad became the largest consumer Dreamliner aircraft plus 41 in the previous contract .
777X Etihad reservation contract for a capacity of 350 to 400 passengers , including 17 units of 777 - 9X models models and eight units of 777 - 8xS .
" Today is an important day in the history of Etihad , " said Hogan .
Etihad 777 - 8X will enter the ranks of the fleet around 2020 , while shipments to 787 for the unit will begin in 2018 , according to Hogan .
Etihad also ordered 87 Airbus , including 50 Airbus A350 XWB wide -bodied , with a value of 19 billion U.S. dollars , while Qatar Airways ordered five Airbus A330 aircraft for cargo transport , according to AFP .
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