ChinaThe three major aviation giants, Southern Airlines, Air China and China China Eastern Airlines, announced last night with Airbus to sign a purchase agreement, and planned to spend 37.2 billion US dollars (about S $ 51.9 billion) to purchase 292 A320NEO series aircraft.

According to the Shanghai Securities Journal, the A320NEO series aircraft purchased by the three major airlines is the latest generation of narrow -body models of Airbus Company.The A320NEO series aircraft can reduce the fuel consumption of about 15%and the engine noise level by 50%compared with the previous generation model.The A320NEO series aircraft's open market quotation (according to the directory price of Airbus in January 2020) was approximately US $ 105 million to US $ 136 million per unit.

China Air China announced that the company and the wholly -owned subsidiary Air China Export and Export Corporation signed an Air China purchase agreement with the Airbus company to purchase 64 Airbus A320NEO series aircraft from the Airbus;The customer purchased 32 aircraft.The basic price of the aforementioned 96 aircraft was about $ 12.213 billion.

The aircraft purchased by Air China is planned to be delivered in batches from 2023 to 2027; the aircraft planned by Shenzhen Airlines is planned to be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2026.

The 96 aircraft planned to buy Southern Airlines, the basic price is about $ 12.248 billion, and will be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2027, of which 30 are delivered in 2024, 40 are delivered in 2025, 2026 in 2026, 2026 202619 annual delivery and 7 delivery in 2027.

China China Eastern Airlines plans to purchase 100 A320neo series aircraft, with a total price of approximately US $ 12.796 billion, and will be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2027.

The three major aviation companies all announced that the amount of contract transactions in the purchase of the aircraft was determined by the contract signed by both parties.In the actual transaction, Airbus will give a large discount to airlines, so the actual price of this aircraft will be lower than the above basic prices.

Reporting pointed out that the order from Airbus is the "super large bill" in the forefront of the three major airlines.The annual report shows that as of December 31, 2021, China China Eastern Airlines owned 358 A320 series, of which 113 were owned; Southern Airlines had 334 A320 series, of which 116 were purchased by aircraft; China Airlines had 287 A320/A321 series, and 287.There are 96 of them.

China Eastern Airlines estimate that during this introduction of aircraft delivery, about 68 A320 series aircraft will withdraw due to lease expiration, and some companies will have their own aircraft.The 100 aircraft purchased by the company will partially plays a role of replacement and update of existing models.

According to Reuters, the Boeing Corporation of the United States has "made a fierce response" on the procurement operation of the three major airlines in China. Boeing claims that the European government and Beijing have made "constructive constructors"Dialogue" was also urged to discuss effective discussions.

Boeing issued a statement through email saying that as the first American exporter with a 50 -year relationship with the Chinese aviation industry, it was disappointed with geopolitical differences to continue to restrict US aircraft exports.

The statement also said that Boeing sold aircraft to China to create tens of thousands of jobs for the United States. It is hoped that related orders and delivery can be restored as soon as possible.