Boeing inks four of six China sales

Chinese officials announced they’d agreed to terms with Boeing on behalf of four Chinese airlines that will buy a total of 42 787s, part of that 60-jet deal first announced in January.

Key Quote: “Boeing said it was working to reach agreement on 18 additional 787s, which are part of the previously announced deal.”

Here are a bunch of links:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/08/content_3326692.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4131042.stm

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9067-1726661,00.html

http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/markets/rosssnel/10237031.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA

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