China Eastern to Buy 20 Airbus A350 Jets, 15 Boeing 787s
- Asian carrier orders 20 A350s, 15 787s for delivery from 2018
- Purchase will help Shanghai company swell long-haul network
Protective bubble wrap sits in the fuselage interior of an Airbus A350 XWB passenger aircraft.
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Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co. split a $10 billion order for 35 wide-body jetliners from China Eastern Airlines Corp. as the Asian company retires older aircraft and adds new long-haul routes.
China’s second-largest carrier agreed to buy 20 Airbus A350-900s worth $6.16 billion at list prices, together with 15 Boeing 787-9s valued at $3.97 billion, in what will be its first deployment of the industry’s newest twin-aisle models.