BREAKING: FlyDubai orders 50 737NG

farnborough-header.jpgFARNBOROUGH — FlyDubai has announced an order for 50 next generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

They will be fitted with 189 seats for the low cost carrier’s operations which are scheduled to begin in mid-2009.

FlyDubai expects to take delivery of its first 737-800 in May 2009 and be completed in 2015.

The value of the order is $3.74 Billion.

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