World's largest aircraft purchase orders on record

In what is being called the largest aircraft order in the airline's history, Qatar Airways signed a deal with Boeing to purchase up to 210 Boeing widebody jets. Let's take a look at the largest aircraft purchase orders on record.

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Qatar Airways' deal with Boeing

Boeing secures 'largest-ever' order with Qatar

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Qatar Airways signed a deal on Wednesday to purchase up to 210 widebody jets from Boeing during President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country, a coup for the US planemaker.

The deal for Boeing 777X and 787 planes with GE Aerospace engines was worth $96 billion, according to the White House.

According to CNN this is the, "the aircraft maker’s “largest-ever” widebody order."

IndiGo places single largest order of any aircraft

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In 2023, IndiGo agreed to buy 500 single-aisle jets from Airbus. This is the single largest order of any aircraft.

Air India's order for 470 jetliners

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Air India finalised an order for 470 jetliners that includes 250 planes from Airbus and 220 from Boeing.

American Airlines;s order with Boeing, Airbus

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American Airlines in 2011 placed orders with Airbus and Boeing for a total of 460 airliners.