China to buy 42 Boeing 787s for $5.04 billion
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Beijing, Aug 8 (DPA) Four Chinese airlines have placed an order with US air plane manufacturer Boeing for 42 new generation 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth $5.04 billion. The contract was signed here Monday, Boeing said in a statement.

In January, Boeing signed an initial agreement to sell 60 of the aircraft worth $7.2 billion to Chinese airlines and is still working on the sale of the remaining 18 planes.

"We remain confident a deal will be completed in the near future," the company said.
 

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