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 | | After merging with profit-making China Xinhua Airlines and Chang'an Airlines, the carrier, based in the southern Chinese city of Haikou, extended its networks to China's northern and western provinces, upgrading its status to a national player from a regional one, he said. |
 | | Both analysts agreed that the introduction of overseas investors will help local carriers improve their services and corporate governance, but said that the full opening-up of the aviation sector is unlikely because of its strategic importance, adding foreign stakes in local carriers are capped at 49 pct. |
 | | Mainland Chinese media previously quoted the airline's chief representative in China, Sidney Kwok, as saying the carrier was interested in acquiring a stake in a domestic airline and had held discussions with several candidates. |
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