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For the first time in history China sells a civil airplane to the United States

Zhuhai, China - The Harbin Y-12 will be used for sightseeing tours and the route from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon

The Y-12 is the best-selling Chinese civilian airplane: 200 units have been delivered so far, 130 of which on foreign markets. The Harbin Aircraft Industry has signed a contract to supply 20 more to a United States airline. The firm announced the deal during the international airspace trade event “Air Show China 2014”, which closed on November 16 in Zhuhai. A Chinese aircraft had never before rea...

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Rome, Italy, 11/17/2014 14:34
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