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Emirates Airline dangling 100-airplane order in front of Boeing, Airbus

An analyst's report says Emirates Airlines plans to buy 100 Dreamliners from Boeing, most of them 787-10 models made at the company's North Charleston campus. Other reports, however, have Emirates leaning toward an Airbus purchase. An analyst's report says Emirates Airlines plans to buy 100 Dreamliners from Boeing, most of them 787-10 models made at the company's North Charleston campus. Other reports, however, have Emirates leaning toward an Airbus purchase.

Even as Boeing Co. is set to release its latest outlook for commercial airplane demand Thursday, a tug-of-war with competitor Airbus over what could be one of either manufacturers' largest orders is playing out in the aerospace industry press.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline is in the market for between 70 and 100 wide-body planes to replace its aging fleet and take on new, mid-range routes over the coming years.

Saj Ahmad, chief analyst for Strategic Aero Research, said in a note to clients of the U.K.-based airline industry group that Boeing has the inside track on selling 100 Dreamliners to the government-owned Emirates. Ahmad said this week that most of the sales would be 787-10 models, which will be made exclusively at Boeing's North Charleston campus, along with some of the slightly smaller 787-9 jets