[Global Network Report] Regarding the purchase of 292 Airbus A320NEO aircraft by three Chinese airlines from Airbus, according to Reuters, the US Boeing Company expressed "disappointment" on the 1st local time, claiming that "geopolitical differences continue to limit exports of

[Global Network Report] Regarding the purchase of 292 Airbus A320NEO aircraft from Airbus , according to Reuters , the American Boeing Company expressed "disappointment" on the 1st local time, claiming that " Geopolitical differences continue to limit the export of U.S. aircraft," and urged "productive dialogue" between the United States and China.

Reuters: Boeing expressed disappointment after China's three major airlines purchased 300 Airbus aircraft

Before Boeing made this statement, on July 1, China Eastern Airlines, Air China , China Southern Airlines The three airlines purchased 100, 96, and 96 aircraft respectively from the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, totaling 292 Airbus A320NEO aircraft, for a total amount of US$37.257 billion.

A320NEO is an improved model of the Airbus A320 series aircraft. Thanks to cabin optimization and further improvements in engines, the single-seat fuel efficiency of the Airbus A320NEO series aircraft is 20% higher than that of the A320 series. NEO in the series name is the abbreviation of English New Engine Option, which is the new engine option.

In order to develop the domestic civil aviation industry, Chinese airlines cooperate with well-known international civil aviation companies in normal procurement projects, but it has attracted great attention from the US media.

An article published by Bloomberg in the United States on the 1st was titled " Airbus wins US$37 billion Chinese jet deal's impact on Boeing", which directly pointed out the huge impact of the China-Europe procurement contract on Boeing in the United States. impact.

A few days ago, an article on the US Politico website seemed to want to use smearing against Airbus to make excuses for Boeing's declining market share in China. The title of the article was actually "European Union Airbus has deep ties with China's military-industrial complex, report says" and said that although Boeing's aircraft sales in China were affected by the U.S.-China trade war under former U.S. President Trump A blow, but Airbus has had more success in China. Since entering the Chinese market in the mid-1980s, Airbus has completed localization like several other multinational companies. According to a new report from American consulting firm Horizon Advisory, Airbus has chosen to build its only non-European wide-body A330 passenger aircraft final assembly line in Tianjin.

In this regard, some people believe that the American media is full of "envy, jealousy and hatred" for Airbus's development in China, and thus the so-called "European companies have connections with the Chinese military-industrial complex" is completely unreasonable hype and simply worthless. barge. Factors such as product performance are an important basis for Chinese airlines to choose to cooperate with Airbus. The US media does not reflect on Boeing's problems in aircraft performance, safety and other aspects, but blindly hypes the dispute between China and Europe from a geopolitical perspective. Civil aviation procurement cooperation cannot solve the practical dilemma of declining market share in China.