China's three major airlines will purchase 292 aircraft aircraft optimization fleet structure and long -term capacity supplement

On the evening of July 1, the three largest airlines in China, Southern Airlines, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines issued an announcement. The three companies all signed a purchase agreement with Airbus. A total of 292 A320NEO series aircraft were purchased, with a total purchase amount of 37.257 billion US dollars, about RMB 249.1 billion.

The three airlines said that the aircraft transaction meets the company's "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" development and market demand. Based on the confidence in the future development of the civil aviation industry, the company needs to plan and reserve the fleet capacity in advance to optimize the fleet structure and long -term capacity capacity Replenish.

A320NEO: Airbus A320 series improved model

This time, the 292 aircraft ordered from the three major airlines to the Airbus were A320neo series aircraft. Among them, there are 64 Air China, 100 China Eastern Airlines, 96 China Southern Airlines, and 32 Shenzhen Airlines.

Public information shows that the A320neo is an improved model of the Airbus A320 series aircraft, equipped with new high -efficiency engines and shark fin wings. The single -seater fuel efficiency of the Airbus A320NEO series aircraft has been improved compared to the current A320 series, which is mainly due to cabin optimization and further improvement of the engine.

It is understood that the total length of the aircraft is 37.57 meters, the cabin length is 27.51 meters, the aircraft cabin standard is 150 (two -level cabin), and the maximum is 180.

All three airlines have said that they will provide funds for the purchase of aircraft through business operations, commercial bank loans or other financing methods. The transaction amount adopts installment payment method, which is expected to have a significant impact on the company's cash flow status and business operations.

Airbus: Order shows the prospects for prosperity in the Chinese aviation market

After the announcement of the signing of the purchase agreement with the Airbus last night in Southern Airlines, Air China, and China China Eastern Airlines, the Airbus issued a statement saying that these new orders showed that Chinese customers' strong confidence in Airbus Company, at the same time, showed Air China ’s aviation China Airlines company, while showing the aviation China Airlines. The market's positive recovery momentum and prosperity.

Reuters reported that the US aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing said that geopolitical differences still limited the exports of US aircraft, which is disappointing and expressed hope that the United States and China can continue to have effective dialogue.

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