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It was developing the gargantuan A380 superjumbo – a machine tailor-made for carrying as many passengers as possible on busy routes between the world's biggest and busiest airports.

And in 2019 it quit building the A380 superjumbo jet after airlines demanded smaller models.

A previous stand-off involving the same three companies over the A380 superjumbo at the largest Middle East aerospace event in 2017 needed weeks of further talks before an agreement.

Emirates in the long term will need to replace its flagship fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets, the largest airliner flying but one Airbus no longer produces.

The airline’s priority is to order replacements for its 87 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 134 Boeing 777s.