THE largest civil aircraft order in history is set to give a boost to aerospace workers.

Gulf carrier Emirates Airline is ordering another 32 A380 superjumbos – taking the number of the iconic jets it wants to 90.

Wings for the giant aircraft - the world’s largest passenger plane - are made at Airbus’ West Factory at Broughton.

The new order will help secure the jobs of more than 1,000 workers at the Broughton site where production of wing sets is being ramped up.

Emirates’ new order has a list price of almost £8bn - $11.5bn - and Airbus sales chief John Leahy said it was the largest civil aircraft order in history by dollar value.

The agreement was signed in a ceremony this week at the Berlin Air Show witnessed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Emirates group chief executive His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, and Airbus chief executive Tom Enders.

“This latest order, adding to 58 A380s previously ordered, affirms Emirates’ strategy to become a world leading carrier and to further establish Dubai as a central gateway to worldwide air travel,” said the Sheikh.

“The A380 is our flagship in terms of passenger comfort, innovation, operating and environmental efficiency and revenue generation. Our latest commitment signals Emirates’ confidence in the growth to come in a thriving aviation sector.”

Mr Enders said: “Emirates has supported the development of the A380 from the earliest days, and today’s order - the single largest A380 order ever - is the best endorsement I can imagine.”

Dubai-based Emirates now operates 10 superjumbos serving eight international destinations.