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Dubai Airshow: Boeing wins first orders with 737s

Originally published: November 17, 2009 5:06 AM
Updated: November 17, 2009 11:50 AM
By The Associated Press  ADAM SCHRECK (AP Business Writer)

Quick ReadBoeing sells 737s in Dubai as Airbus ups tally with stuffed A380s; UAE inks defense deals

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Boeing scored its first orders at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday with requests for 11 737-800 jetliners, while the United Arab Emirates military inked two defense deals with European manufacturers.

The UAE armed forces requests from Sweden's Saab and Switzerland's Pilatus covers aerial radar and training aircraft worth about $725 million.

Boeing had lagged...

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