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The airline Lambert officials will be negotiating with is an emerging player in the air freight industry. China Eastern is one of the country's three major state-controlled carriers, and its freight arm - China Cargo Airlines - is currently buying three smaller freight airlines, which will give them a fleet of 21 cargo jets, including six brand new Boeing 777s. "They're in the process of becoming a big player in freighter airlines," said David Harris, editor of Cargo Facts, a freight industry trade publication in Seattle. |
