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The
airline also said it was ordering four 777 freighters.
The orders, which are all firm contracts, are worth a total of
$4.8 billion at list prices.
Announcing the deal at Paris Airshow, Qatar Airways Chief
Executive Akbar Al Baker took a swipe at the head of U.S.
carrier Delta Airlines <DAL.N>, which has accused Qatar Airways
and other major Gulf carriers of receiving huge subsidies, a
charge they deny.
"I hope that the gentleman at Delta knows that we are creating
even more jobs in the United States by ordering more airplanes,"
he said.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by James Regan)
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