Japan Airlines said Thursday that it is buying 42 airplanes from Boeing and Airbus as part of a drive to boost its international and domestic operations.
32 new aircraft from Airbus and 10 from Boeing in orders worth billions of dollars.
The firm said it would “introduce a total of 21 Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Airbus, along with 11 A321neo aircraft, and 10 Boeing 787-9 aircraft from The Boeing Company, as part of its fleet renewal plan”.
A spokesperson declined to comment on the financial details of the orders when contacted by AFP. But a separate statement listed the “catalogue” prices of the planes, which in total comes to around $12.9 billion.—AFP
