Bad omen: Boeing loses out to Chinese jetmaker in order from Thai airline

A non-Chinese airline will replace its Boeing (NYSE: BA) jets with Chinese-built jetliners, an ominous sign for a U.S. company that sees China as its largest single future market. Thailand-based City Airways, a small-but-growing regional airline based in Bangkok, this week signed a deal for 10 Chinese-built C919s to replaced the two leased 737-400s it now operates. The company also ordered 10 ARJ21 regional jets. Both are built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or COMAC, a government-funded…

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