ATC Avia - 伊拉克政府和美加飞机巨头签署50亿美元订单

>伊拉克政府签署了两份总价值50亿美元的合同，分别从美国波音公司（Boeing Company）和加拿大庞巴迪公司（Bombardier Inc）购买40架和10架飞机，以更新伊拉克已经老化的机群。

伊拉克财政部长巴扬·贾布尔（Bager M. Jabor Al Zubaidy）代表伊拉克政府签署了这两份合同。伊拉克总理马利基（Nouri al-Maliki）和来自美国、英国、加拿大的外交官出席了当天的仪式。

贾布尔表示，第一架波音飞机将于2013年交付，而庞巴迪公司也将在这一年的晚些时候交付飞机。

伊拉克总理马利基表示，政府正努力让伊拉克变得更好并呼吁外国到伊拉克投资。马利基在签字仪式的演讲中说：“今天，国家发展的进程已经开始。”他还邀请外国公司到伊拉克投资来帮助伊政府重建国家

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