These seem related events. I would not be surprised if we see some intense negotiations behind the scenes and for a deal to be announced in the next year or two.
bloomberg article on this. I will say that since I'm not there, it's good to actually read about excitement from so many people on seeing C919 for the first time.
"When we started negotiating with COMAC they said if a customer can order more than 30 aircraft we can configure to put MRO in the customer country," Chi said.
