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QATAR AIRWAYS IN $1.7BN 777 BUY-UP
Qatar Airways announced yesterday a $1.7bn (£1.05bn) order for six Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The airline at present operates 25 Boeing aircraft. The order, announced at the Paris Air Show, comes a day after European planemaker Airbus revealed plans to extend the range of the A350-XWB – a rival to the Boeing 777 – of which Qatar Airways is the biggest customer.