摘要
China Eastern Signs A320 Purchase Deal China Eastern Airlines (中国东方航空), one of the largest state-owned airline companies in China, signed a deal with Airbus to buy 20 A320 passenger jets from the world's top airline manufacturer. The aircrafts, valued at RMB 9.9 billion (USD 1A5 billion), will be delivered between 2011 and 2013. The deal is expected to help China Eastern increase its transport capacity and optimize its airline network to meet demand from the domestic market.