Airbus Gets Chinese Order for 20 Jets
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European plane maker Airbus won an order for 20 of its A330-300 wide-body jets, its second large deal with a Chinese carrier in two months and a boost in its competition with rival Boeing Co.
The order is valued at more than $2 billion. Airbus said deliveries of the aircraft to Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines Co. would start in the first quarter of 2006.
In April, China Southern Airlines Co., signed a deal for 21 A320 and A319 jets.
* European Union transport ministers have rejected a U.S. offer of a landmark aviation agreement and want further negotiations, saying an “open skies” pact should give EU carriers more access to the U.S. market.
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