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Airbus: potential 20-billion-dollar aircraft order arriving from China

Beijing, China - An agreement might be found during the visit in Europe of President Xi Jinping

China might soon place an order for Airbus aircraft worth some 20 billion dollars (roughly 14.5 billion Euros), according to rumours coming from persons with knowledge of the matter and reported by "Reuters". An agreement might be found during the visit in Europe which Xi Jinping, president of the People's Republic of China, will start in the upcoming days. "This visit to Europe by President Xi...

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Rome, Italy, 03/20/2014 16:12
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