Kiinalaiset lentoyhtiöt tilasivat 292 Airbus A320neo-perheen konetta

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Air China, China Eastern, China Southern ja Shenzhen Airlines ovat tilanneet Airbusilta ennätysmäiset yhteensä 292 konetta. Tilaukset ovat pettymys Boeingille, jonka asemat Kiinassa ovat heikentyneet 737 MAX-koneiden onnettomuuksien jälkeen.

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Three of China’s top airlines have placed orders for almost 300 new Airbus aircraft, a big boost for the European manufacturer in the country.  

Within the space of a few hours, China Southern, China Eastern and Air China announced orders for a combined 292 A320 Family aircraft. 

China Southern placed an order for 96 A320neo aircraft, worth over $12 billion at list prices, China Eastern signed for 100 A320neos worth $13 billion, while Air China ordered 64 A320neos for itself plus 32 for unit Shenzhen Airlines.  

Airbus said in its own statement that the orders demonstrate “the positive recovery momentum and prosperous outlook for the Chinese aviation market.” 

“These new orders demonstrate the strong confidence in Airbus from our customers,” commented Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. “We commend the excellent work by George Xu and the entire Airbus China team as well as our customers’ teams for having brought to conclusion these long and extensive discussions that have taken place throughout the difficult COVID pandemic.” 

The orders come as a major win for Airbus against rival Boeing, which is still waiting for Chinese authorities to approve the Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service. China’s regulator grounded Boeing’s latest narrowbody jet in March 2019 after the two fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes.  

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