Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, topped up its order of Boeing 777X planes on Monday despite years of delays, delivering a vote of confidence to the US manufacturer at the Dubai Airshow.

The order of 65 777-9s, valued at $38 billion including engines, came despite last month's announcement that delivery was now due in 2027 -- seven years behind the original schedule.

Emirates, already the biggest customer for the Boeing 777, now has 270 777X, 10 777 freighters and 35 Boeing 787s on order.

The 777X deliveries will start in the second quarter of 2027, Emirates Group chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said.

"Some people may have doubts about Emirates' huge backlog of aircraft orders," he told a press conference.

"But I assure that each and every ai

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