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order includes 11 737 Max jets, the upgraded version of Boeing's
narrowbody aircraft line. The deal was signed at the Singapore
Airshow.
The agreement also includes options for another eight 737 Max
planes, Boeing said in a statement.
The order is not part of the deal that Boeing signed with China
last year to supply 300 aircraft worth $38 billion at list
prices, Wang Shusheng, the company's chairman, told reporters on
Wednesday.
Okay Airways, China's first privately owned airline, currently
has a fleet of 18 aircraft, and expects to grow the fleet to 80
by 2020.
Wang also said the airline was looking into purchasing wide-body
aircraft, which would account for about 30 percent of the total
capacity by 2020, to accommodate longer routes in future.
The company said it would make a decision on the wide-body
aircraft later this year.
"Next we would like to use wide-body aircraft to fly to
destinations that exempt visa requirement for the Chinese," said
Wang.
Wang said his airline would soon start flying to Osaka, and is
in discussion with authorities on opening new routes to popular
tourist destinations in Japan.
(Reporting by Fathin Ungku and Rujun Shen; Editing by
Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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