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Another large order
Air China and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) announced an agreement to purchase hundreds of COMAC C919 aircraft. In accordance with the agreement, COMAC will supply aircraft to the air carrier in the period from 2024 to 2031.
The cost of the aircraft under the contract was $10.8 billion, and it is noted that «after fair negotiations between the buyer and seller, COMAC provided Air China with a large discount on the purchase of the aircraft». The size of the discount, alas, is not reported.
Recall that in September 2023, China Eastern Airlines signed a contract with COMAC for the supply of 100 C919 aircraft. Interestingly, the execution period of this contract is exactly the same: from 2024 to 2031.