70902472 Boeing has lost half a large contract
American aircraft manufacturing concern Boeing lost half an order for 737 airliners from the Arab state-owned Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), namely by 32 aircraft catalog worth 2,3 billion dollars. On it informs Bloomberg. Official confirmation of this information yet. The agency draws attention to the fact that currently the amount of orders for Boeing 737 airliners is 35 units, while in December it reached 67 aircraft. At the same time, according to Boeing, in 1932 an order for 737 ships of the series was canceled, but the buyer in this case is unknown. In December, the sources of business media reported that the DAE is exploring the possibility of further reduction in orders for airplanes Boeing. This happened after the state-owned company has refused to buy 47 aircraft as the American group as well as his nearest competitor – the European Airbus. Reasons for non-delivery are not reported. DAE was established by the Government of Dubai in 2006. It was planned that it will become the world's largest leasing company. In 2007, during the air show Dubai Airshow DAE place an order for 100 Boeing 737 planes worth 13.7 billion dollars. Then the company has ordered from Airbus at least 100 ships to 13.5 billion dollars.