The first 777-9s will be delivered in 2025 and the first 777-8s are expected in 2030, said HH Sheikh Ahmed.

It includes an order for 202 General Electric GE-9X engines.

The order for Emirates, worth $52 billion, is for 55 Boeing 777-9s and 35 777-8s and will bring the carrier’s total orderbook for the type, including a previous 777X deal, to 205 aircraft, he explained. Revealing the order for Emirates Airline, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group told a packed announcement event: “I am sure is what you are all waiting for.”