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Airbus rushes Chinese airlines to place orders for new aircraft
Airbus A220 Family
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Rafael Ramos
7/6/2023
Airbus is rushing Chinese airlines to place orders for new aircraft. This is because many airlines around the world have placed large firm orders for Airbus, so the factories will be busy for quite some time. Adding to that are supply chain issues.
“Slot availability (delivery time) is increasing rapidly, we are trying to speed up discussions with our Chinese customers,” said George Xu, head of Airbus in China, during an interview with Bloomberg at the European manufacturer’s Chinese plant.
Airbus says that now is the time for Chinese companies to place their orders in a way that avoids deliveries taking many years and that their fleets always remain up to date.
Airbus has a factory in Tianjin, China, but it cannot meet all the new demand in the country.
Airbus has only a few delivery slots left for the A320neo family before 2030, while Boeing's 737 Max is sold out in 2028. In addition to these narrowbodies, the lead time for widebodies is also increasing.
Airbus A320neo
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Airbus A320neo
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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