China air show seals $40b worth of deals
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Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, perform during the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 2, 2016. [Photo/IC] |
GUANGZHOU - A total of 402 deals worth over $40 billion were struck at the 11th China International Aviation?and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, the organizer said Sunday.
The six-day exhibition closed Sunday, attracting more than 700 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions and 400,000 professional and general audience.
A total of 151 aircraft attended the air show, including China's most-advanced J-20 stealth fighter.
Customers ordered 187 aircraft at the fair. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) was the winner, with one leasing firm ordering 40 regional jets ARJ21-700 and two others ordering 56 large passenger aircraft C919.
