=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2004/09/01/f= inancial2315EDT0001.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, September 1, 2004 (AP) Air China to buy seven Boeing 737-700 jets (09-01) 20:15 PDT BEIJING (AP) -- China's flag carrier, Air China, has set an agreement with Boeing Co. to buy seven new 737-700 next generation aircraft, Boeing announced late Wednesday. The purchase will raise the number of Boeing jets in state-run Air China= 's fleet to 139, Boeing said in a statement. The aircraft order was valued at about $360 million, and will be deliver= ed beginning in November 2005. Air China will use the airplanes on its domestic routes. Beijing-based Air China is the country's biggest airline. Shares of Chicago-based Boeing rose 17 cents Wednesday to close at $52.39 on the New York Stock Exchange. On the Net: www.boeing.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004 AP