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Airbus says expects China to need 5,400 new planes over next 20 years

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A flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option) in Colomiers near Toulouse, southwestern France, September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Regis DuvignauThomson ReutersA flight test engineer holds an Airbus Group flag after the first flight of the Airbus A320neo in Colomiers near Toulouse

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s aviation market, the world’s second largest, will need 5,400 airplanes over the next 20 years, Airbus said in a document provided to media on Tuesday.

The document was provided ahead of a ground-breaking ceremony in Tianjin for the Airbus A330 completion and delivery center.

(Reporting By Fang Yan and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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