SEATTLE, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Boeing Corp. announced Qatar Airways will purchase up to $18.6 billion of its wide-body aircraft, among the largest orders in the manufacturer's history.
In the largest order ever placed by Qatar Airways, it agreed to purchase 30 787-9 Dreamliners and 10 777-300 ER planes, the long-fuselage version of the 777, with total list prices of $11.7 billion; it also arranged an option to buy 60 737 MAX 8 planes, the long-fuselage variant of the Boeing 737 readied for service in 2017, for $6.9 billion at list prices.