On the special day of July 1, the three major airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines , and China Southern Airlines , announced on the same day that they would purchase a total of 292 Airbus aircraft from the European Airbus Company.
Air China announced
Among them, Air China purchased 64 A320neo series aircraft from Airbus , and its holding subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd. purchased 32 aircraft, for a total of 96 aircraft. The basic purchase price is US$122.13, which is approximately RMB 81.66 billion, which is approximately equivalent to a unit price of RMB 851 million.
In addition, China Southern Airlines also announced the purchase of 96 Airbus A320NEO series aircraft, with a total price of US$12.248 billion, or approximately RMB 81.894 billion.
A320NEO aircraft
China Eastern Airlines is not far behind and announced the purchase of 100 Airbus A320NEO aircraft for a total price of US$12.796 billion. These 100 aircraft will be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2027.
According to public information on the Internet, the Airbus A320NEO aircraft is the latest upgraded version of its A320 series aircraft, equipped with new high-efficiency engines and sharklets. Among them, NEO is the abbreviation of New Engine Option, which is the new engine option. This series of aircraft includes three models: A319neo, A320neo and A321neo. The
A320NEO aircraft has two engines to choose from, namely the LEAP-1A engine of CFM International and the PW1100G-JM geared engine of Pratt & Whitney. Compared with the A320 series aircraft, the A320NEO can reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 120%, reduce airframe maintenance costs by 5%, and reduce single-seat cash operating costs by 14%.
aircraft engine
A320NEO aircraft standard type has a total length of 37.57 meters, a fuselage width of 3.95 meters, a standard passenger capacity of 150 people, a maximum passenger capacity of 180 people, and a maximum load of 16.6 tons. The first flight of was in September 2014. 25th.
In terms of range, the A319neo aircraft has a range of 6,950 kilometers, the A320neo has a range of 6,400 kilometers, and the long-range A321neo has a range of 8,700 kilometers. Compared with the A320 series, the range of the latter two models has been greatly improved.
A320NEO aircraft taxiing before takeoff
The A320NEO series aircraft is a truly global aircraft and has a very competitive advantage. In just 6 years, Airbus has delivered more than 2,000 A320neo series aircraft around the world, and its development rate is astonishing.
American airlines Boeing Company can only stare blankly at the large orders placed by Chinese airlines collectively on Airbus. Regardless of certain factors, the frequency of Boeing aircraft accidents in recent years has deterred many customers. After all, the public is very discerning.
Aircraft engine failure
Of course, many netizens have expressed their doubts about the large-scale outsourcing of aircraft by Chinese airlines. Itβs not that our C919 large aircraft has been successful. Why does it not support domestic aircraft? Isnβt it the C919 aircraft? The
C919 aircraft is my country's first domestically produced aircraft. It is the same level of aircraft as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. Even the engine is the CFM company's LEAP engine (the domestically produced Yangtze River 1000A engine is still under testing).
Although C919 has many advantages, it is slightly inferior to the above two models in terms of number of seats and range. In addition, the safety of the aircraft needs time to test, and the gap is a bit far at this point, so our C919 large aircraft still needs a little more patience.
C919 Cockpit
C919 is an excellent aircraft. It has received many orders, but it has not yet obtained the airworthiness certificate . In addition, the C919 aircraft is my country's first domestically produced large aircraft, and the production line capacity has also been gradually improved. Therefore, it is normal to order some foreign aircraft at present, and it is definitely not impossible for the C919.
