China Signs Deals for 60 7E7/787 Dreamliners for 6 Airlines
Posted 1-30-2005 at 06:55 PM
Xiamen Airlines Co., based in southeastern China's Fujian province, will get three of the new planes when delivery begins in 2008, said its company secretary Huang Xin.
``There will be a framework agreement signed with Boeing for 60 7E7s,'' he said. The planes will be handed out to the Chinese airlines based on their needs and application, he said.
China Aviation is a state-run company that coordinates purchases for the country's airlines industry. The order from China's government-run airlines is the largest single purchase for Boeing's latest aircraft model and the first from the country. Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways Corp. ordered 50 7E7s in July and Japan Airlines Corp. ordered 30 in December, setting the previous records for large purchases.
``China is going to be a big part of the 7E7's future,'' Boeing's Hong Kong-based spokesman Mark Hooper said, declining to elaborate.
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The China Aviation Supplies Import & Export Group Corp., scheduled to sign a $7.2 billion order today with Boeing Co. for 60 7E7 aircraft, will
allocate the planes to six Chinese carriers after taking delivery of them, airline executives said.
Xiamen Airlines Co., based in southeastern China's Fujian province, will get three of the new planes when delivery begins in 2008, said its company secretary Huang Xin.
``There will be a framework agreement signed with Boeing for 60 7E7s,'' he said. The planes will be handed out to the Chinese airlines based on their needs and application, he said.
China Aviation is a state-run company that coordinates purchases for the country's airlines industry. The order from China's government-run airlines is the largest single purchase for Boeing's latest aircraft model and the first from the country. Tokyo-based All Nippon Airways Corp. ordered 50 7E7s in July and Japan Airlines Corp. ordered 30 in December, setting the previous records for large purchases.
``China is going to be a big part of the 7E7's future,'' Boeing's Hong Kong-based spokesman Mark Hooper said, declining to elaborate.
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Bloomberg News
