China Xiamen Airlines will purchase 40 A320 Neo series aircraft from Airbus.notSouthern Airlines Co., Ltd. issued an announcement on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Thursday (September 22), saying that Southern Airlines Holding subsidiary Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd. signed an agreement with the Airbus Company on September 22 to purchase 40 A320 NEO series of aircraft from Airbus.notIn terms of price, the announcement stated that the A320 NEO series aircraft's open market quotation was about 105 million (USD, the same below, about 149 million yuan) to 136 million.The basic price of 40 A320 NEO series aircraft was about 4.848 billion.The above basic prices include fuselage and engine.notIt is mentioned that the above 40 A320 NEO series aircraft is planned to be delivered to Xiamen Airlines in batches from 2024 to 2027.notThe three major aviation giants Air China, China Eastern and China Southern Airlines announced in July this year to sign a purchase agreement with Airbus, a total of $ 37.2 billion, and purchased 292 A320NEO series aircraft.notAccording to reports, after the sales volume lost to Boeing in 2021, the purchase of Chinese airlines has greatly increased the total sales of airbasus this year.notAviation has always been the largest customer of Boeing in China, but after the 737 MAX crashed and Sino -US relations are tense, Boeing's business in China is not easy to do.notAccording to the information, Xiamen Airlines was founded in August 1984 with a registered capital of RMB 14 billion.China Southern Airlines holds 55%of Xiamen Airlines, and Xiamen Jianfa Group Co., Ltd. and Fujian Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. respectively hold 34%and 11%of Xiamen Airlines.notOn June 30 this year, Xiamen Airlines realized operating income of 8.801 billion yuan, a year -on -year decrease of 22.78%; net loss was 1.653 billion yuan, and the net loss was 46 million yuan in the same period last year.Xiamen Aviation's total assets were 50.33 billion yuan and net assets were 17.806 billion yuan.