--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
SPORTS
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Film in China
War on Poverty
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies
Info
FedEx
China Post
China Air Express
Hospitals in China
Chinese Embassies
Foreign Embassies
Golfing China
China
Construction Bank
People's
Bank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Travel Agencies
China Travel Service
China International Travel Service
Beijing Youth Travel Service
Links
China Tibet Tour
China Tours
China National Tourism Administration

Hainan Airlines Confirms Boeing Orders

China's regional carrier Hainan Airlines confirmed Friday its order for three Boeing 737-800s worth more than US$200 million at catalogue prices.

 

The aircraft would be delivered in July, August and September of 2005, Hainan Airlines said, adding had obtained a 1.1 billion yuan (US$133 million) loan agreement to finance the orders.

 

The airline did not disclose the actual payment, but analysts said the size of discounts depended on factors like relationship and negotiations.

 

The new Boeing planes would be used by a subsidiary carrier based in Central China's Shanxi Province, the carrier said.

 

Founded in 1993, Hainan Airlines is the fourth-largest carrier group in China, with more than 100 aircraft operating on more than 500 domestic and regional routes.

 

In June, the company announced it had won shareholder approval to buy five A319 planes as part of a larger acquisition of 26 aircraft, mostly from Boeing.

 

Last week, it signed a contract with European plane maker Airbus to buy eight narrow-body A319s.

 

China is expected to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest aviation market in less than 20 years, prompting homegrown airlines to expand their fleets.

 

(Shenzhen Daily November 8, 2004)

 

Boeing vs Airbus at China Air Show
Airbus to Set up Engineering Center
Air China Orders Seven Boeing Jets
Boeing to Buy US$1.3b Aircraft Materials in China
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688