A Boeing 777-9 on the tarmac at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 17, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, is pushing The Boeing Company to develop an ultra-large aircraft to better accommodate a greater volume of international travel and heightened passenger constraints at airport terminals.
Dubai-based Emirates on Nov. 17 ordered an additional 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft, increasing its total order of Boeing’s widebody planes to 315 aircraft, including 270 Boeing 777xs, 10 Boeing 777 freighters, and 35 Boeing 787s. The contract, which includes 130 GE Aerospace GE9X engines, is valued at $38 billion.
