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China Eastern Airlines orders 20 Airbus A350 aircraft

Reuters - UK Focus

PARIS, April 29 (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines has ordered 20 A350-900 planes from Airbus worth $6.1 billion at list prices, taking total firm orders for the widebody jetliner to 803, the European planemaker said in a statement on Friday.

Airbus said it now has 43 customers for the A350, which is its newest long-haul model and competes with U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . rival Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) 's 787 Dreamliner. Twenty A350s have been delivered so far to five customers.

Philippine Airlines earlier on Friday firmed up an order announced at this year's Singapore Airshow for six A350-900s worth $1.8 billion at list prices. It (Other OTC: ITGL - news) also has six options on further A350s. (Reporting by James Regan; Editing by Leigh Thomas)