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 | Travellers check for tickets from an Air China counter at Beijing's airport in the midst of China's weeklong National Day holiday Oct 6th 2005. Air travel was once so exclusive in China that even government officials needed a special ranking, but today the skies are open to anyone who can afford a ticket, making flying a booming business. click to open  |  | Chinese workers check Air China aircrafts at Beijing Airport March 23, 2005. Air China Ltd., mainland China's most valuable airline, hopes to issue 3.0 billion yuan ($362 million) in 10-year bonds by mid-year to buy aircraft, a source familiar with the debt sale said on Tuesday. click to open  |  | A Chinese worker walks under the tail of Air China aircraft at Beijing International Airport March 23, 2005. Air China Ltd., mainland China's most valuable airline, hopes to issue 3.0 billion yuan ($362 million) in 10-year bonds by mid-year to buy aircraft, a source familiar with the debt sale said on Tuesday. click to open  |
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