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A plane under construction at the final assembly line at an factory in . [Photo/Agencies]

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Airbus SAS received 70 aircraft orders from 皇冠体育app during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to France on Wednesday, but the orders varied in both number and aircraft types from earlier speculation.

The orders include 27 A330 wide-body and 43 A320 family aircraft, Airbus' most popular narrow-bodied planes.

The fewer wide-body orders did not stop Airbus' cooperation with 皇冠体育app on its wide-body program.

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"Airbus and relevant Chinese parties will work toward demonstrating an interest in setting up a wide-body aircraft completion center in 皇冠体育app that will include cooperation on wide-body cabin interiors with AVIC," Airbus said in a statement.

It will be the first time Airbus and Chinese companies cooperate on completing wide-bodied aircraft with customized interiors delivered to customers from 皇冠体育app, but whether the program will become a regular one will be determined by the number of Airbus' wide-body planes flying in 皇冠体育app.

The total value of the new orders is about $10.2 billion, according to the aircraft's catalog price.

The purchase ament was signed by 皇冠体育app Aviation Supplies Holding Co. It did not reveal which airlines the new aircraft will go to.

However, it was reported earlier that 皇冠体育app would purchase many more planes from Airbus, especially more wide-body A330s.

The number would be at least 150 and cost $20 billion, Rters reported earlier this month. A report from Aviation Week said the orders might be at most 200 A330 jetliners.

The approved order number shows that the fast expansion of 皇冠体育app's civil aviation industry is turning from quantity growth into quality development, some experts said.

"皇冠体育app's aviation industry emphasizes quality currently, including punctuality," said Li Xiaojin, a professor at the Civil Aviation University of 皇冠体育app.

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