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Byline: Boonsong Kositchotethana
Feb. 9--Bangkok Airways, Thailand's largest privately owned carrier, has decided to buy two Airbus A320-200 airplanes from Europe, worth some US$110 million (4.3 billion baht), rather than the US-made Boeing 737-800s as planned earlier as it moves to expand its operations in Asia's increasingly competitive skies.
The airline has placed the orders, including options for additional Airbus aircraft, with the European consortium, saying it would have to wait too long for the Boeing jetliners, which would be delivered late due to production constraints. As well, executives said they did not want to miss the business ...