HONG KONG (Reuters) - Air China <601111.SS> <0753.HK> said late on Friday that it would buy 20 Boeing 777-800 airplanes for $1.4 billion.
The planes, which will be delivered between 2013 to 2015, will boost Air China's fleet capacity by about 5 percent from December 2009, based on available metric ton kilometers, allowing it to increase the frequency of flights, the carrier said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange.
The airline said it would pay for the planes with cash, bank loans and other financing tools.
Chinese airlines are benefiting from solid air traffic growth in China, which may overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy this year, industry analysts said.
(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee, Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)
Relacionados
- Boeing debe llevar su modelo '787' al taller antes de la primera entrega
- Boeing inspecciona sus 787 para revisar los estabilizadores horizontales
- Economía/Empresas.- Boeing revisará toda la flota del 787 antes de volar, tras detectar fallos en los estabilizadores
- Boeing to inspect 787 test fleet before flights
- Rusia comprará 50 Boeing 737 por valor de USD 4.000 millones
