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Alafco Goes On A Buying Spree
Aviation Lease and Finance Company of Kuwait has announced that it will be buying aircraft from Airbus and Boeing in a deal worth $10 billion. The company’s chairman Ahmad Alzabin said the firm had confirmed orders to buy 70 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing for delivery between 2009 and 2017.
Source: Emirates Business 24/7
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