Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with €48bn aircraft purchase from Boeing

The airline says it has repaid $2.5bn (€2.34bn) of the loans it received during the height of the pandemic to stay afloat

(Emirates/PA)

Long-haul carrier Emirates has opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52bn (€48.64bn) purchase of Boeing aircraft, showing how aviation has bounced back after the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war with Hamas clouds regional security.

That conflict, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, is likely to influence the five-day show at Al Maktoum Airport at Dubai World Central.