On July 2nd, Beijing time, a piece of news about China ordering American aircraft appeared on the hot search list, attracting widespread attention from netizens at home and abroad.
The specific content is: China's three major aviation groups ( China Southern Airlines , Air China, China Eastern Airlines ) ordered 292 Airbus aircraft in one go, with a total value of 240 billion!
The three major airlines respectively purchased Airbus purchased 100, 96, and 96 aircraft for a total of 292 Airbus A320NEO aircraft. The delivery time is from 2024 to 2027, with a total amount of US$37.257 billion, equivalent to more than 240 billion yuan. Subsequently, Boeing expressed this.
At the beginning, this matter was fermented in the United States and attracted great attention from the US media. You must know that this is one of the largest orders in the history of Airbus. If this happens again, it will be tantamount to destroying Boeing. It has been slowly squeezed out of the Chinese market.
If you are familiar with China’s civil aviation, you should know that we have been Boeing’s largest importer for the past 50 years. Basically, all types of aircraft are sold under the name Boeing. The company's aircraft are mainly used. But now it has quietly become Airbus, Boeing naturally couldn't sit still for the first time.
On July 1, Boeing issued a statement on the matter, saying that this operation was "disturbing." "Disappointing" has harmed Boeing's business prospects, and we urge China and the United States to start dialogue at the national level as soon as possible.
In addition to the fermentation of this matter in the United States, Chinese netizens also expressed their views on it, especially Boeing's complete Unable to accept the subsequent wording, some netizens bluntly said, "How much face does Boeing have to let the national level meet for this kind of thing?" "
Of course, there are reasons why our country changed buyers and had the largest order in history. A research professor at at the Civil Aviation University of China said that there are two reasons for my country's large-scale purchase of Airbus:
1, three The collective purchase of major airlines is a package and package type, so Airbus promises to give a large number of discounts. After all, this is a commercial activity, and profitability and cost savings are definitely important considerations.
2. When we mention Boeing, we should all be able to think of the recent past. Air crashes have occurred in recent years. Especially the China Eastern Airlines accident on March 21, 2022. Until now, no specific report on the true cause of the crash has been released. Therefore, the purchase of Airbus is due to safety considerations for the development of civil aviation, not for safety reasons. Just because of economic reasons.
Yes, in retrospect, the best-selling aircraft was the Boeing 737-MAX, but because of the two air crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people, so it was already a few years ago. The operation has been terminated.
The plane involved in the March 21 air crash was a Boeing 737-800. Now there are quite a few problems, so it is basically determined that it is not the fault of the plane itself (less than a month later, China Eastern Airlines has This model of aircraft has returned to flying), but for insurance reasons, Airbus was chosen.
Speaking of the China Eastern Airlines accident, nearly 4 months have passed, and the black box has already been sent to the Boeing headquarters in the United States. However, The specific cause of the accident has not yet been found. The latest news is that data analysis and scenario restoration are currently underway. If
goes well, it may be available in a year and a half. If it is more complicated, it may take 2-3 years. Year is not surprising, so everyone still has to be patient and wait for the truth
.
