Emirates Set To Order 50 Airbus A350s

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May 8, 2005
Dubai airline Emirates is set to place an order for up to 50 A350 aircraft with Airbus, in a deal worth up to USD$6 billion, according to a newspaper report.

London's Sunday Times, which did not reveal the source of its information, said the order was to be announced at next month's Paris Air Show.

The Emirates' order will be Airbus's first big contract for the new aircraft, which is intended to compete with Boeing's 787 plane, it said.

An Emirates spokesman in Dubai did not confirm or deny the report, saying the airline was still talking to all major manufacturers about what planes could meet its needs.

"We never said how many or when... We are talking to everyone," the spokesman said.

Airbus officials were not immediately available for comment.

(Reuters)

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