Giant Doha-based airline Qatar Airways is considering a multibillion-dollar investment with a potential order for 30 plus pure freight aircraft from Boeing or Airbus according to Seeking Alpha and Reuters.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker has told Reuters that a cargo version of the 777X is now on the table as the airline weighs a freighter order from Boeing or Airbus.
Qatar Airways has 30 freighters – mostly 777Fs.
Mr. Al Baker has raised the prospect of a 777X freighter launch in response to an unspecified contractual dispute with Airbus says Seeking Alpha but “with Boeing, we have read more ⇒
Source:: AirlineRatings.Com