30-Aug-2007 7:25 PM
Taiwan's China Airlines buys 3 leased Boeing 737-800s for 2.23 bln twd
Analysis
Taipei (XFN-ASIA) - China Airlines Co Ltd (2610.TW) said it
has bought three Boeing 737-800 jetliners, already serving in its fleet on lease,
for a total of 2.23 bln twd.
The sellers/leasers were Hercules Aviation, Scorpio Aviation and Capricorn Aviation, it said in a filing with the stock exchange.
On August 20, one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800 jetliners burst into flames on the tarmac at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan, just minutes after all 165 people aboard have evacuated.