Dubai Airshow 2023 day 4 wrap up

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00:00A very good evening viewers, this is Gulf News. We are at the penultimate day of the

00:13Dubai Airshow and things are as busy as ever. In a surprise last-minute turn of events on

00:19the fourth day of the airshow, Dubai flagship carrier Emirates placed an order for 15 Airbus

00:24A350s worth $6 billion after a skirmish between Airbus and Emirates. This takes the airline's

00:32total A350 order book to a total of 65 units, the carrier had said on Thursday. That said,

00:39Boeing continues to be the winner in the order book game. Apart from Emirates, Boeing bagged

00:44orders from FlyDubai, Kazakh Airlines, SCAT, Egypt Air, Royal Jordanian, Royal Air, Moroccan

00:50Sun Express. In comparison, this is Airbus's fourth deal amid the airshow, having won orders

00:55from AirBaltic, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines. Now, on FlyDubai's side, CEO Gaital Gait has

01:02said that upon acquiring the 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, he plans to introduce or shift

01:10his focus on longer-haul traffic. But that's not it. It looks like there's going to be

01:15a lot more excitement even tomorrow, the last day of the airshow. Please do stay tuned

01:20to www.gulfnews.com for all things Dubai Airshow.