According to Global Network , China Civil Aviation has reached the largest purchase order in history with Airbus , the world's major civil aviation manufacturer . Among them, Air China, China Eastern Airlines , China Southern Airlines , and Shenzhen Airlines respectively purchased Airbus. There are 64, 100, 96 and 32 A320NEO models, with a total purchase of 292 aircraft, with a cumulative amount of US$37.2 billion. Airbus also announced the news on the front page of its official website, praising the development potential of China's aviation market and pointing out that this largest civil aviation aircraft procurement case in history was finally reached after lengthy negotiations between the two parties during the epidemic. .
Airbus's success has also aroused concerns from Airbus's largest competitor, Boeing of the United States. American media have asked why China does not buy Boeing aircraft. Bloomberg and other American media tried to interpret this issue from a political perspective rather than from the perspective of aircraft performance itself, in order to deduce conclusions such as "American Boeing is not at fault." In fact, when Boeing aircraft suffered three major air crashes in a row in 2018, 2019, and 2022, the safety of Boeing aircraft is worthy of concern. Safety is the first standard for civil aviation airliners. Boeing’s frequent air crashes in recent years are a major concern for various companies in China. Important reasons why major airlines prefer Airbus.
China's large aircraft have not yet entered the civil aviation market and lack the ability to control civil aviation safety, which has also greatly contributed to the rise of China's domestic large aircraft into the sky.
In addition to safety considerations, another important reason why Chinese airlines collectively purchase Airbus models is economy. Airbus has built sub-assembly and final assembly plants in China. Airbus China has about 1,500 employees. The final assembly plant is located in Tianjin, China. Against the background of the global spread of the new crown epidemic, the local production of Airbus aircraft in China Advantages: It has reduced a lot of costs, risks, and shortened delivery time. Airbus models have optimized engines, which has reduced fuel costs by 20% year-on-year. The recent advantages of safety + localization + economy have laid the foundation for Airbus’ success in China. The basis for outperforming Boeing in civil aviation orders.
The delivery time of the 292 Airbus aircraft purchased by the Civil Aviation Administration of China is generally concentrated between 2024 and 2027. This time node is not only the replacement node for the six to seven years of use of China's civil aviation aircraft, but also reflects the overall epidemic situation in China. The expected development trend of China's civil aviation market under control. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the annual purchase of aircraft in China's civil aviation market was about 300 aircraft. In 2020, it was only about 150 aircraft. In 2021, it recovered to about 180 aircraft.
China’s aviation industry suffered trauma in the early stages of the sudden outbreak of the new coronavirus. Its performance was sluggish in the first five months of this year, and it has been rising with the recovery and development of the national economy since June. China’s four major civil aviation companies have purchased from Airbus equivalent to one year before the epidemic. The total number of aircraft purchased annually reflects the expectations for the further development of China's civil aviation in the future as China's dynamic clearing policy and mechanism become more complete and dynamic clearing thoughts and actions become more unified.
China is the main source of real wealth growth in the global economy. The United States is the largest stock market for large civil aviation aircraft. China is the world's second largest civil aviation market and the world's major incremental civil aviation market. Boeing Company has made predictions. The number of civil aviation passenger aircraft China will need in the next twenty years is approximately 6,500. From a commercial perspective, whether it is Boeing or Airbus, this is enough to support the huge growth of their main markets in the next twenty years. With large orders, coupled with COMAC large aircraft, the future civil aviation market will significantly show the trend of two strong contenders and the rise of COMAC .
Looking at the US$37.2 billion Chinese market where Airbus won the “largest civil aviation order in history”, during the twenty-year battle between Boeing and Airbus, Airbus, which adopted a more pragmatic attitude in the Chinese market, began to shrink The gap with Boeing is that safety is the first principle of civil aviation aircraft. If Boeing cannot take further actions to ensure this, its further collapse in China and the global market is foreseeable.
