Giant plane: A Boeing 777X landing at Boeing Field in Seattle after its first flight last month. The long-range, widebody plane is capable of flying more than 400 passengers in a two-class configuration. — AP
HANOI: Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways expects to buy 12 Boeing Co 777x jumbo jets in the second quarter, according to chairman Trinh Van Quyet, in what would be a multi-billion-dollar boost for the US plane-maker after it failed to win a single order for any of its aircraft in January.
A deal that size would be valued at almost US$5bil based on sticker prices, though discounts are common.
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