On July 1, China Eastern Airlines , Air China and China Southern Airlines, the three major airlines, jointly ordered a total of 292 Airbus aircraft from the famous European aircraft manufacturer Airbus The A320NEO passenger aircraft has a contract value of up to US$37.2 billion. These nearly 300 aircraft will be delivered in batches to the three major airlines between 2023 and 2027. Li Xiaojin, director of the Institute of Aviation Economics of the Civil Aviation University of China, said in an interview with " Daily Economic News " that my country's three major airlines can obtain relatively large discounts by purchasing large quantities of Airbus aircraft together. Moreover, in recent years, safety issues with Boeing aircraft have been exposed many times, and the U.S. government has repeatedly used the purchase of Boeing aircraft as a card to exert political pressure. Various factors have contributed to my country's ordering of nearly 300 aircraft from Airbus this time. huge orders.
Reuters : China's three major airlines expressed disappointment after purchasing 300 Airbus aircraft Boeing
As soon as the news that China's three major airlines purchased nearly 300 Airbus aircraft was reported, it caused a strong sensation, Airbus 's share price soared 4%. While some people are happy, others are worried. The person who least wants to see China purchase a large number of Airbus aircraft is none other than Boeing. On the same day, Boeing stock price fell by 1.3%. On July 1, local time, the US media Bloomberg wrote that "Airbus won a US$37 billion order from China, which had a huge impact on Boeing." Boeing's reaction was very dramatic. It will lose this The reason for a huge order is blamed on the US government. According to Reuters, Boeing issued a statement on July 1 saying that “the U.S. government’s geopolitical strategy has caused obstacles to the export of U.S. aircraft.” “In the past, Boeing exported aircraft to China, which produced thousands of U.S. aircraft. jobs." Boeing said it hopes the U.S. government and China will have a "productive dialogue." The trade war launched by the U.S. government against China has damaged Boeing's business prospects.
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Although Boeing blamed the loss of huge orders on the trade war launched by the United States against China, the mouthpiece of the US government fabricated a shocking lie to shirk responsibility. Recently, the U.S. Politico website published an article claiming that "the European Union's Airbus company has a very deep relationship with China's military industrial enterprise" and that there may be corruption behind China's purchase of a large number of Airbus aircraft. and benefit transfer. This article is really incredible. Airbus is one of the most important aircraft manufacturing companies in the European Union. It not only produces a large number of civilian aircraft, but also manufactures A-400M military transport aircraft , "Typhoon" fighter aircraft and other military aircraft. This company, which is extremely important to the European Union, was actually considered to be corrupt by the American media. This shows how unbalanced the mentality of the U.S. government and opposition parties has become due to the completion of this order.
Boeing failed to get orders from Chinese airlines this time. On the one hand, there have been frequent safety accidents on Boeing aircraft recently. Various accidents have occurred frequently on many Boeing 737 series aircraft around the world, and the 737MAX series aircraft have been suspended by many countries. fly. Until Boeing fails to solve safety problems, it will be difficult for our country to purchase Boeing aircraft in large quantities. On the other hand, as Boeing said, the U.S. government has brazenly launched a trade war against China, and has repeatedly violated my country's territorial sovereignty and integrity in the military and political fields and interfered in my country's internal affairs, seriously damaging China-U.S. relations. Boeing has always been nicknamed "the eldest son of the United States". A large number of U.S. military fighter aircraft, such as the F-15 series and F-18 series fighters, are developed and manufactured by Boeing. Nowadays, Sino-US relations are under severe test. The United States is actively promoting the Asia-Pacific process of NATO . Therefore, China will not consider importing a large number of Boeing aircraft, which has close ties with the US military.
However, in this series of events, the most surprising thing is Boeing’s attitude.As a company with extremely close ties between the U.S. government and the military, Boeing has publicly criticized the trade war launched by the U.S. government for destroying its Chinese market and demanded that the U.S. government immediately start a "productive dialogue" with China. This once again shows that the U.S. government’s policy of hostility and opposition to China is unpopular. It is not only firmly resisted by the Chinese people, but also cannot be accepted by U.S. companies. Considering that Boeing has great influence within the US government, many commentators and scholars believe that the US government is likely to launch a series of policies to ease Sino-US relations in the near future. Even if the policy of easing Sino-US relations is ultimately not adopted due to the obstruction of die-hards, the divisions in American politics and society will further intensify.
All in all, this huge order not only allowed Chinese airlines to obtain a large number of cheap and high-quality aircraft, but also won over the European Union to a certain extent. The bizarre reactions of the American media and some politicians have damaged the relationship between the United States and the European Union and intensified the discord between the two sides. At the same time, this order may also play a role in dividing the political forces within the United States. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone and is extremely far-sighted.
