He added that the negotiations are at a preliminary stage DUBAI: Flydubai, a government-owned budget airline, said it is in early talks with both Boeing and Airbus for its next jetliner order. While flydubai"s fleet consists entirely of US Boeing aircraft, it has canceled 65 orders for the 737 MAX model after halting deliveries following two fatal crashes. "The US firm’s European rival is in the running as it fleshes out fleet plans with demand recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic," the CEO of flydubai Ghaith Al-Ghaith said in an interview at the Dubai Airshow, according to Bloomberg. “We’re in dialogue with Airbus and Boeing about new orders,” he added. He went on to say that the negotiations are at a preliminary stage and that there’ll be no deal until the timing is right.