Speculation is rife that Boeing is to score a huge order worth $10 billion at the Paris air show next week, according to the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Los Angeles-based leasing company, International Lease Finance (ILFC) is expected to place an order for 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners at the Paris air show an industry source told the newspaper.
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ILFC likely to order up to 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners |
ILFC is Airbus's biggest customer, but Steve Udvar-Hazy, its founder and chief executive, told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer last week at an industry conference in Vancouver, Canada that he has not been given enough details about the A350 to decide whether he wants the plane.
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ILFC not yet convinced with Airbus' A350 XWB |
Qatar Airways is also likely to announce the 787 order at the air show.
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Source: FlightGlobal.com
