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US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has lost its firm grip on the Japanese aviation market, its single biggest customer for the Dreamliner. Japan Airlines’ ordered 31 Airbus A350 planes in a deal valued at $9.5 billion, challenging Boeing’s dominance in the Japanese market. The deal marks the first time JAL has bought Airbus planes with the slate of new aircraft expected to come into service from 2019, the carrier said October 7. The push by the European plane maker comes as JAL and domestic rival All Nippon Airways — whose fleet is also dominated by Boeing — have been sideswiped by problems with the Dreamliner. The fuel-efficient Boeing aircraft was grounded globally in January after lithium-ion batteries overheated on two different planes, with one of them catching fire while parked.
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