The CEO of flydubai said on Wednesday the carrier had picked Airbus A321neo jets at the Dubai Airshow this week because of their range and size, but did not rule out a further order from long-time supplier Boeing.

Airbus SE managed a comeback on the second day of the Dubai Air Show, reeling in deals with local carriers Etihad Airways and Flydubai and an accord for its A350 widebody model from Air Europa.

A full wrap-up of Dubai Airshow 2025 orders, with Airbus leading total commitments and Boeing securing the largest deal through Emirates’ 777X purchase.

FlyDubai, the lower-cost sister airline to long-haul carrier Emirates, has announced an order for 150 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Dubai Air Show — an estimated $24 billion purchase that will see the carrier for the first time expand its fleet beyond Boeing.

Under the agreement, signed during the Dubai Airshow and announced Nov. 21, Mubadala’s Strata aircraft parts-making unit would get work packages on the A400M. Airbus had signaled ahead of the gathering in Dubai that it was ready to sign deals with local partners.

Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has increased an existing order with Airbus to four A350F freighters at Dubai Airshow 2025.

Airbus chairman Rene Obermann on Wednesday called on European countries to acquire tactical nuclear weapons in response to what he said was the threat posed by Russian nuclear-capable Iskander missiles deployed by Moscow in its exclave of Kaliningrad.

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