Boeing goes big in Dubai on first day of show while Airbus waits

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(Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. (BA) opened the Dubai Airshow with a flurry of orders led by a whopping $52 billion widebody commitment from Emirates Airline, while teasing the possibility of more as China moves closer to a major deal for the 737 Max. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares of the US planemaker advanced 3.3% in premarket US trading after the world’s largest international carrier said it would buy an additional 90 of Boeing’s coming 777X model and five more 787s, confirming a Bloomberg News report. Emirates is already the biggest buyer of the massive twin-engine 777X, which sports wingtips that...