Boeing, Airbus Kept in Suspense Over Big Dubai Jet Deals

This March 6, 2018, photo shows a logo of Airbus group is displayed in front of its headquarters in Toulouse, western France. European aerospace giant Airbus is pulling out of the high-stakes competition to build Canada's next fighter jet following complaints about the competition. Fred Scheiber/AP/The Canadian Press

DUBAI—Airbus and Boeing fought to save billions of dollars of jet deals on Nov. 17 as host airline Emirates kept the Dubai Airshow in suspense over dozens of tentative orders designed to fine-tune the world’s largest international airline network.

The world’s top jetmakers are trying to win final approval for more than $30 billion in orders from Emirates that have been on ice for up to two years as Emirates protests about industrial delays.