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2007-11-24 Europe

China to order up to 150 Airbus jets during Sarkozy visit

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Posted by lotp 2007-11-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I'm sure this has been in the works - I mean, what are they going to do, buy Boeing?

Posted by gromky 2007-11-24 04:03|| 2007-11-24 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Since when have the Chinese been worried about safety? And heck, they have all those dollars sitting around devaluing anyway, might as well dump the lot on Euros [who if they're smart will hold on to them for when sanity hits the financial markets again and their paper sinks again - like when Iran threatens its oil neighbors with nukes].

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-24 08:28|| 2007-11-24 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 They're going to be used to transport sightseers to the Three Gorges Dam.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-24 14:40|| 2007-11-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

#4 China has a long history of rejecting higher quality American hardware in favor of buying any trash that isn't made in the USA. It will be a pleasure to watch other Asian airlines that buy Boeing's Dreamliner eat China's lunch as fuel costs erode passenger mile profitability.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-24 21:36|| 2007-11-24 21:36|| Front Page Top

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