Aircraft
Qatar Signs Launch Order for 777-8 Freighter, MOU for Max 10s
Boeing launches the 777-8 Freighter with a firm order for 34 from Qatar Airways, which also signed an MOU covering up to 50 of the airframer's 737 Max 10s.
Qatar Airways' order for 34 Boeing 777-8Fs (center right) accompanied an order for two current 777 Freighters (upper left) and an MOU covering fifty 737 Max 10s (lower left). (Image: Boeing)
Qatar Airways' order for 34 Boeing 777-8Fs (center right) accompanied an order for two current 777 Freighters (upper left) and an MOU covering fifty 737 Max 10s (lower left). (Image: Boeing)

Boeing on Monday won a firm launch order for 34 of its 777-8 Freighters from Qatar Airways and signed a separate memorandum of understanding covering as many as 50 of its 737 Max 10s for the Qatari national carrier. Signed during a White House ceremony attended by Qatari Ambassador Sheikh Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimando, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, the contracts also call for options on another 16 of the newest 777X variant, raising the potential value of the freighter deal to more than $20 billion at list prices and marking the largest freighter commitment by value in Boeing’s history. Meanwhile, the value of the MOU for the 737 Maxes, which specifies a firm order for 25 and options on another 25, could total $7 billion.