BEIJING, June 18 (UPI) -- China Eastern Airlines said Thursday it would buy 20 medium-range Airbus A320 jetliners for $1.4 billion.
China Eastern, the third largest airline in the country, signed the agreement in Paris. It said the 150-passenger airliners, would meet increased demand for domestic passenger flights, the China Daily reported.
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Delivery of the planes is expected to start in 2011 and end sometime in 2013.
The deal for the 20 planes requires approval from Chinese aviation authorities, the newspaper said.