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Old Mar 12, 2007 | 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
Not sure if you saw this, but HU also plans to merge all its affiliates into one carrier and rename it Grand China Airlines.

http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds...fx3487428.html

George Soros is an investor in Grand China and Adam Tan, their CFO, is western educated.
Interesting, would this merger change their relative size enough to impact their position as China's 4th largest airline? Or is that already taking subsidiaries into account?

That article also notes that they've ordered 100 ERJs.
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