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The reality of the slot swap, and US airline consolidation in general, is that major airline services are becoming more homogenous from the largest markets.
China is expected to become the world's number two plane market as it will require some 5,000 new commercial airplanes valued at $600 billion over the 20 years, Boeing projected on Wednesday.