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A further raft of recent aircraft orders illustrates there is no let-up in airlines positioning themselves to meet long-term travel demand.
To some extent it is a product of the timelines of manufacturer backlogs, which make securing fresh narrowbody capacity before the next decade challenging, and even more so for widebodies.
But while the rationale for the bulk of orders is now around securing delivery slots into the 2030s, there was a nuance to some of the eye-catching deals unveiled during November's Dubai Airshow.
Take Emirates' follow-on order for 65 more Boeing 777-9s. On the one hand…
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