Dubai – Mubasher: flydubai has ordered 176 Boeing 737 Max jets during 2017, which made up 20% of the American multinational corporation’s confirmed deals last year, Boeing’s data showed.

flydubai, Emirates, and Etihad Airways acquired more than two thirds of Boeing’s confirmed aircraft orders for Middle Eastern carriers in 2017, according to Al-Khaleej newspaper.

In 2017, Boeing delivered 29 jets to the three UAE-based carriers, Al-Khaleej reported.