Dubai, UAE (CNN) -- The fact that Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airlines bought more than $150 billion worth of commercial planes on the first day of the Dubai Airshow has surprised no one, but at the same time worried just about everyone in the airline industry -- well, everyone who's not working for the Gulf airlines. The sheer number of aircraft being purchased at this year's show is outstanding, amazing and a little bit disconcerting. The headline deal is Emirate's eye-popping, jaw-dropping deals for 150 Boeing 777X airliners and 50 Airbus A380s, which comes at a time when other airlines are shunning the superjumbo.
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Gulf airlines strike more than $150 billion in commercial plane deals in Dubai
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CNN's Richard Quest: Huge deals by "Gulf Three" send strong message to rivals
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Big deals in Dubai show that power shift in aviation to Gulf airlines happening fast
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Quest: Gulf Three aren't worried, but everyone else should be
Of the 259 planes announced at the Dubai launch of @placeholder's revamped long haul aircraft, Emirates, Etihad & Qatar bought 225 of them!