Xiamen Airlines ’first purchase of 40 air passenger aircraft plans to be delivered in batches from 2024

■ Xiamen Airlines all Boeing fleet records will be broken. Chen Lixin Photo

On the evening of the 22nd, Southern Airlines issued an announcement at the Shanghai Stock Exchange that Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd., a holding subsidiary of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase 40 A320NEO series aircraft from Airbus. This means that Xiamen Airlines has maintained the full Boeing fleet record for many years.

Fair negotiation between the two parties determines that the price of the price Xiamen has obtained a large discount

Airbus is one of the world's major aircraft manufacturers. A320NEO is the new engine option of Airbus A320 series aircraft, which first flight on September 25, 2014. The total length of the aircraft is 37.57 meters, the width of the fuselage is 3.95 meters, the cabin standard is 150 (two -level cabin), and the maximum is 180. This model is equipped with new high -efficiency engines and shark fin wings. Compared with the current A320 series aircraft, it can reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, 5%of the body maintenance costs, and 14%of a single cash operating cost.

The announcement pointed out that the amount of the transaction was determined by the contract signed by both parties. In actual transactions, Airbus will give Xiamen Airlines a large discount, and the actual price will be lower than the basic price.

According to the directory price of Airbus in January 2020, the open market quotation of the A320NEO series aircraft was approximately $ 105 million to $ 136 million per unit. The basic price of 40 A320neo series aircraft is about 4.848 billion US dollars, and the basic price includes fuselage and engine.

Southern Airlines believes that the price discounts received by Xiamen Airlines at this aircraft transaction, which is equivalent to the price discounts of the company's previous purchase of aircraft aircraft.

From 2024 to 2027, the shipping power of shipping to assist the building is increased in batches

The announcement shows that the 40 A320NEO series aircraft is planned to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines in batches from 2024 to 2027.

Xiamen Airlines plans to provide funds for this transaction through business operations, bank loans or other financing methods. The transaction amount adopts installment payment method, and it is expected that it will not have a significant impact on the cash flow status and business operations of Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

Southern Airlines Board believes that the aircraft transactions are in line with Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines's "14th Five -Year Plan" fleet plan. This aircraft transaction will increase the capacity of Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines, which will help strengthen the market competitiveness of Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.

According to public information, Xiamen Airlines, established in August 1984, is currently the largest pure Boeing fleet airline in China. As of the first half of 2022, Xiamen Airlines had 208 Boeing series aircraft, including the Boeing 737 series, 787 series and 757 series.

Xiamen Evening News reporter Xu Naifang

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