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Air China Buys 45 Boeing Jets

Posted Jul 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT in Business 

(AP) – Air China plans to buy 45 Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft, reports the AP, a purchase the airline says will increase its capacity by about 35% and help reinforce Beijing's status as a transportation hub. The list price for the planes—one of China's biggest airliner purchases—is $6.3 billion, but the final price is expected to be lower.

Air travel in China is forecast to grow by 9% annually in coming years, driven by a boom that saw the country's economy grow by 10.6% in the first quarter. Air China's first-quarter profits jumped 147%, boosted by the travel boom and the rise of  the yuan. Boeing has not confirmed the deal.

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Airport ground crew members refuel and unload passenger luggage on an Air China plane parked at the Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese passengers board an Air China charter flight to Taiwan, at Beijing airport Friday July 4.   (AP Photo)
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