Gulf Air to buy 40 Boeing, Airbus aircraft at Bahrain Air Show
Gulf Air will buy 40 Boeing and Airbus aircraft at the Bahrain International Air Show on Thursday, Acting CE Maher Salman Al Musallam said Wednesday. The order, a combination of new purchases and the restructuring of 2008 Boeing and Airbus orders, will fulfil the airlines requirements for the next twenty years, replacing ageing aircraft in the fleet, he said. Gulf Air will convert a 2008 order of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners for the larger, longer range 787-9 variant, Al Musallam said, though declined to say whether all 24 aircraft ordered in 2008 will be converted. An individual with knowledge of the deal said the airline is converting all 24 787-8’s into 787-9’s, making the deal valued at $6.35b at list prices. <br/>
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Gulf Air to buy 40 Boeing, Airbus aircraft at Bahrain Air Show
Gulf Air will buy 40 Boeing and Airbus aircraft at the Bahrain International Air Show on Thursday, Acting CE Maher Salman Al Musallam said Wednesday. The order, a combination of new purchases and the restructuring of 2008 Boeing and Airbus orders, will fulfil the airlines requirements for the next twenty years, replacing ageing aircraft in the fleet, he said. Gulf Air will convert a 2008 order of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners for the larger, longer range 787-9 variant, Al Musallam said, though declined to say whether all 24 aircraft ordered in 2008 will be converted. An individual with knowledge of the deal said the airline is converting all 24 787-8’s into 787-9’s, making the deal valued at $6.35b at list prices. <br/>
