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BOC Aviation commits to C919s

14 February 2012

Robert Martin, CEO, BOC Aviation says he is not worried by the lack of pricing information for the China-manufactured aircraft.

Read more: BOC Aviation Comac C919 Robert Martin

BOC Aviation, the lessor 100% owned by Bank of China, has signed an agreement with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) for 20 C919s.

Robert Martin CEO, BOC Aviation says that it is difficult to define the agreement as a firm order or memorandum of understanding (MOU) because Comac has a distinct way of negotiating orders.


"This is a launch customer agreement - which means that we are locking in launch customer terms. The whole Comac...


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