*NEWS*CHINA TO BUY 1,800 PASSENGER PLANES

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Date: Thursday March 10, 2005 10:52:00 am
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    China Projected to Buy 1,800 Passenger Planes

    HONG KONG (March 05) – Plane maker Airbus said on Tuesday it
    expected China to buy as many as 1,790 passenger planes worth some $230 billion
    over the next 20 years, reflecting strong economic growth.

    China is expected to represent roughly 11 percent of world
    demand of 16,600 passenger planes and freighters over the next two decades, said
    the European aircraft manufacturing giant, arch rival of U.S.-based Boeing Co.
    .

    China snapped up 15 percent of Airbus’ plane production
    last year.

    “In the next five years, China and India will be the
    driving force of the world economy,” said Laurent Rouaud, Airbus vice president
    for market forecasts at a news conference linked to a marketing roadshow in Hong
    Kong.

    China’s air passenger traffic is expected to grow by 9.1
    percent a year over the next 10 years, compared with 5.3 percent a year in the
    20 years until 2023.

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