The Wall Street Journal: Boeing strikes deal with Qatar Airways for purchase of 777X freighter jets

January 31, 2022

Qatar Airways said it agreed to purchase as many as 50 of Boeing Co.
BA,
+4.63%’s
new 777X freighter jet, launching the plane during a boom in air cargo.

The announcement was made at a White House event Monday with Stan Deal, the head of Boeing’s commercial unit, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

An expanded version of this story appears on WSJ.com.

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