=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/2005/01/26/f= inancial2346EST0002.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, January 26, 2005 (AP) Air China to buy 20 Airbus A330-200 aircraft (01-26) 20:46 PST HONG KONG (AP) -- Air China Ltd. has signed an agreement with Airbus to buy 20 of its A330-200 aircraft, the Chinese flag carrier said Thursday. The airline said in a disclosure that it will pay a lower price for the new planes than their catalogue value of about $2.86 billion, but did not give an exact amount. Air China said the new jets will mainly serve international routes in Europe, Australia and North America. The company said the transaction would be funded internally and through commercial bank loans. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2005 AP