QA in $6.4 bn deal to buy 50 Airbus A321 planes

Doha Qatar Airways (QA) has reconfirmed and upsized its earlier order for 50 A320neo with a firm order for 50 larger A321neo ACF as it signed an agreement with Airbus on Thursday. The order was signed by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar al Baker and Fabrice Br`gier, Airbus chief operating officer and president Commercial Aircraft. The updated order replaces the original one placed in 2011. The A321neo ACF will join Qatar Airways' fleet of 50 A320neo from 2019. The total value of the deal is at $6.35 billion. (TNN)