China air show seals $40b worth of deals

Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, the Red Arrows, perform during the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 2, 2016. [Photo/IC]

GUANGZHOU - A total of 402 deals worth over $40 billion were struck at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, the organizer said Sunday.

The six-day exhibition closed Sunday, attracting more than 700 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions and 400,000 professional and general audience.

A total of 151 aircraft attended the air show, including China's most-advanced J-20 stealth fighter.

Customers ordered 187 aircraft at the fair. Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) was the winner, with one leasing firm ordering 40 regional jets ARJ21-700 and two others ordering 56 large passenger aircraft C919.