Post by Jkkw on Sept 21, 2015 11:49:25 GMT 1
Here's the allocation of the earlier A330 order from China.
aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/china-allocates-airbus-a330s-four-airlines
And more from China
atwonline.com/blog/hey-sichuan-airlines-don-t-you-need-planes-those-engines
Hainan Airlines will take 20 of the 45 current-production Airbus A330s that the Chinese government has ordered, in return for Airbus setting up a completion center in China.
China Aviation Supplies—the agency that buys aircraft in bulk for Chinese airlines—has also allocated 15 of the aircraft to China Eastern, five to Tibet Airlines and five to Sichuan Airlines, industry sources said.
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China Southern and Air China may get aircraft from a second batch of 30 A330-200s or A330-300s, for which China Aviation Supplies has so far signed only a memorandum of understanding.
China Aviation Supplies—the agency that buys aircraft in bulk for Chinese airlines—has also allocated 15 of the aircraft to China Eastern, five to Tibet Airlines and five to Sichuan Airlines, industry sources said.
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China Southern and Air China may get aircraft from a second batch of 30 A330-200s or A330-300s, for which China Aviation Supplies has so far signed only a memorandum of understanding.
And more from China
Wednesday morning, a Pratt & Whitney news release came across my desk: Sichuan Airlines was signing a memorandum of understanding with Pratt to buy PW1100G geared turbofan engines to power a fleet of 24 Airbus A320neos. Just one thing: Sichuan Airlines has never announced an order for A320neos!
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The most likely explanation: China Southern Airlines, which owns 39% of Sichuan and has ordered 50 A320neos and also agreed to lease 24 A320neos from AerCap Holdings, has likely decided that 24 of those A320neos will be allocated to Sichuan.
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The most likely explanation: China Southern Airlines, which owns 39% of Sichuan and has ordered 50 A320neos and also agreed to lease 24 A320neos from AerCap Holdings, has likely decided that 24 of those A320neos will be allocated to Sichuan.
