Foreign media: Three Chinese airlines have jointly ordered 95 Airbus aircraft, with a list price of approximately $17.8 billion, to expand their fleets and adopt more fuel-efficient models.
Among them, Air China and its subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines together purchased 55 aircraft worth $12.4 billion. Air China will receive 15 A350-900 wide-body jets (list price $6.09 billion, deliveries scheduled between 2030 and 2032), while Shenzhen Airlines will receive 40 A320neo narrow-body aircraft (list price $6.35 billion, deliveries from 2029 to 2032). Hainan Airlines separately ordered an additional 40 A320neos, with a maximum list price of $5.4 billion, to be delivered between 2028 and 2032.
Airbus offered substantial discounts, resulting in actual transaction prices significantly below the list prices. This order will increase Air China Group’s total capacity by approximately 7.1% and Shenzhen Airlines’ capacity by 4.3%, with some aircraft replacing older models.
Recently, China Eastern and China Southern have also announced large-scale Airbus orders, reflecting ongoing fleet expansion by Chinese airlines in the post-pandemic era, despite challenges such as high fuel costs and profit pressure.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1870972522139712/
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