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Imagine your\u00a0ad<\/span>\u00a0placed here<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It comes as Airbus and Boeing chase deals to prop up recently softening demand for wide-body passenger jets.<\/span><\/p>\n Emirates is by far the largest buyer of the world\u2019s largest passenger jet, the A380, with 142 on order and 100 already delivered.<\/span><\/p>\n The 544-seat jet entered service amid huge fanfare in 2007, but its future has been thrown into doubt by sluggish sales as airlines turn to efficient smaller jets like the Boeing 777, of which Emirates is also the largest buyer.<\/span><\/p>\n An A380 sale would bring respite to Airbus which has fallen well behind rival Boeing this year, with 35 percent of their combined new orders.<\/span><\/p>\n Aerospace manufacturers were pitching for other deals on the eve of the show, one of the largest business gatherings in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n Boeing\u00a0sought earlier to dispel concerns about a slowdown in the growth of Gulf airlines as the aerospace industry gathered on Saturday for the Dubai Airshow.<\/span><\/p>\n Boeing sees opportunity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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