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Blow for Boeing as Airbus lands major plane order from China

An Airbus display at the Beijing International Aviation Expo in 2015. AFP - WANG ZHAO

China's Xiamen Airlines has ordered 40 new aircraft from Airbus, becoming the latest Chinese carrier to favour the European manufacturer over US rival Boeing.

Xiamen Airlines is "switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest Airbus customer," the manufacturer said in a statement on Thursday.

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