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Qatar picks Boeing 737 MAX and 777X freighters

Published: 31 Jan 2022 - 09:33 pm | Last Updated: 31 Jan 2022 - 11:19 pm
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stan Deal and Qatar Airlines CEO Akbar Al Baker participate in a signing ceremony of an agreement for the purchase of 777-8 Freighter planes at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stan Deal and Qatar Airlines CEO Akbar Al Baker participate in a signing ceremony of an agreement for the purchase of 777-8 Freighter planes at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

Reuters

WASHINGTON: Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker unveiled a provisional order for up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 on Monday as he confirmed a separate inaugural order for 34 Boeing 777X freighters, becoming the first buyer of the future cargo plane.