Boeing wins US$37b China orders for 300 aircraft
Purchase by China Aviation Supplies comes as country's airlines ramp up capacity to meet rising demand
Beijing
CHINA Aviation Supplies Holding Co agreed to buy 300 aircraft worth about US$37 billion from Boeing Co as the nation's airlines ramp up capacity to meet rising demand.
The purchase includes 260 narrowbody planes and 40 widebody aircraft, the Chicago-based planemaker said on its website after US President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday. Prices are before discounts that are customary in the industry for large orders. The company didn't specify how many are new orders.
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