贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳 carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would place an US$8.1-billion order for 14 Boeing jets, its first with the US aircraft maker for more than a decade.
In a filing to the city鈥檚 stock exchange, the airline said it would 鈥榩urchase 14 Boeing 777-9 aircraft鈥� and had 鈥榮ecured the right to acquire up to seven additional Boeing 777-9 aircraft鈥�. Cathay already has a fleet of more than 230 mostly passenger aircraft. The new order expects the aircraft to be delivered by 2034, according to a separate filing.
Cathay was one of the first buyers to commit to Boeing鈥檚 777X programme when it unveiled the purchase of 21 aircraft in 2013.
