China Signs $17 Billion Deal to Buy 130 Airbus Planes
Kyunghee Park mangogemini
Andrea Rothman AEROisme
October 28, 2015 — 9:12 PM PDT Updated on October 29, 2015 — 4:06 AM PDT
China signed a deal to buy 130 planes from Airbus Group SE worth $17 billion, firming up purchase options announced earlier this year and intensifying the race to dominate what’s projected to become the world’s biggest aircraft market.
The agreement for 30 twin-aisle A330 and 100 single-aisle A320 planes was signed Thursday during a Beijing meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Airbus said in a statement. The purchase was among a number of deals signed at the meeting.
Airbus and Boeing Co. are competing to carve up the Chinese aircraft market, expected to become the world’s largest over the next two decades. China’s economic growth and the emergence of budget airlines are making air travel affordable to more people, prompting carriers such as Air China Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co. to expand their fleets.
“Chinese demand for travel is growing and China will need more planes to meet that demand,” said Shukor Yusof, founder of Endau Analytics consultancy in Singapore.
The planemaker announced plans last December to cut monthly production to six A330s a month by 2016, from 10 now, as it transitions to the newer model. An order for 30 more planes means five months of work for the A330 line.
Airbus shares rose as much as 2.5 percent to 61.13 euros and were up 0.8 percent at 12:04 p.m. in Paris. The stock has surged 45 percent this year, valuing the company at 47.4 billion euros ($51.9 billion).
China has encouraged foreign planemakers to expand their local footprints as its own fledging aerospace industry takes shape. Airbus assembles A320s, most of which go to the Chinese market, at a factory in Tianjin. The European planemaker said in July it was finalizing an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a completion center for A330s.
Boeing won an order last month for 300 jets from Chinese carriers and lessors. The company said at the time it would soon open its first Chinese plant for 737 single-aisle planes.
China’s growing demand also is attracting interest from Russia, which plans to work with China on a wide-body plane that would compete with Boeing and Airbus jets. Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, known as Comac, are discussing a work plan building on a memorandum of understanding signed in May 2014, Russian Deputy Industry Minister Andrey Boginsky said earlier this year.
China will become the world’s biggest air travel market by 2034, with one in five passengers traveling to, from or within the country, the International Air Transport Association said in April. About 70,000 flights -- some 10 percent of the world’s total -- operate to, from, or within mainland China every week, or according to IATA.
By 2020, 13 Chinese airlines will have more than 100 planes in their fleets, up from six carriers as of November 2014, the CAPA Centre for Aviation said last year. China Southern is Asia’s biggest carrier by fleet size with over 400 planes, which moved more than 100 million passengers last year.
(Earlier versions of this story corrected the number and type of planes, and the currency of the deal.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-29/china-signs-17-billion-euro-deal-to-buy-30-airbus-a330-planes
Kyunghee Park mangogemini
Andrea Rothman AEROisme
October 28, 2015 — 9:12 PM PDT Updated on October 29, 2015 — 4:06 AM PDT
- Deal steps up competition with Boeing to sell to China
- China firms up options taken in June for A330 jetliners
China signed a deal to buy 130 planes from Airbus Group SE worth $17 billion, firming up purchase options announced earlier this year and intensifying the race to dominate what’s projected to become the world’s biggest aircraft market.
The agreement for 30 twin-aisle A330 and 100 single-aisle A320 planes was signed Thursday during a Beijing meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Airbus said in a statement. The purchase was among a number of deals signed at the meeting.
Airbus and Boeing Co. are competing to carve up the Chinese aircraft market, expected to become the world’s largest over the next two decades. China’s economic growth and the emergence of budget airlines are making air travel affordable to more people, prompting carriers such as Air China Ltd. and China Southern Airlines Co. to expand their fleets.
“Chinese demand for travel is growing and China will need more planes to meet that demand,” said Shukor Yusof, founder of Endau Analytics consultancy in Singapore.
Foreign Plants
The 30 A330s firm up options taken in June, when China announced an order for 45 of the wide-body aircraft plus options for 30 more. The follow-on order will help Airbus bridge the gap as it moves from the existing A330 model to a variant with more fuel-efficient engines that will enter service in 2017.The planemaker announced plans last December to cut monthly production to six A330s a month by 2016, from 10 now, as it transitions to the newer model. An order for 30 more planes means five months of work for the A330 line.
Airbus shares rose as much as 2.5 percent to 61.13 euros and were up 0.8 percent at 12:04 p.m. in Paris. The stock has surged 45 percent this year, valuing the company at 47.4 billion euros ($51.9 billion).
China has encouraged foreign planemakers to expand their local footprints as its own fledging aerospace industry takes shape. Airbus assembles A320s, most of which go to the Chinese market, at a factory in Tianjin. The European planemaker said in July it was finalizing an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a completion center for A330s.
Boeing won an order last month for 300 jets from Chinese carriers and lessors. The company said at the time it would soon open its first Chinese plant for 737 single-aisle planes.
Booming Market
Chinese airlines will need 6,330 new planes in the next 20 years, worth some $950 billion, according to a Boeing forecast.China’s growing demand also is attracting interest from Russia, which plans to work with China on a wide-body plane that would compete with Boeing and Airbus jets. Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, known as Comac, are discussing a work plan building on a memorandum of understanding signed in May 2014, Russian Deputy Industry Minister Andrey Boginsky said earlier this year.
China will become the world’s biggest air travel market by 2034, with one in five passengers traveling to, from or within the country, the International Air Transport Association said in April. About 70,000 flights -- some 10 percent of the world’s total -- operate to, from, or within mainland China every week, or according to IATA.
By 2020, 13 Chinese airlines will have more than 100 planes in their fleets, up from six carriers as of November 2014, the CAPA Centre for Aviation said last year. China Southern is Asia’s biggest carrier by fleet size with over 400 planes, which moved more than 100 million passengers last year.
(Earlier versions of this story corrected the number and type of planes, and the currency of the deal.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-29/china-signs-17-billion-euro-deal-to-buy-30-airbus-a330-planes
Today at 9:04 am by Rocky
» Has the Iraqi government shattered the "unity of the squares" by fortifying the borders? Al-Sadr and
Today at 9:03 am by Rocky
» Trump appoints his lawyer Alina Habba of "Iraqi origin" as an advisor to the president
Today at 9:00 am by Rocky
» Central Bank sales exceed $5 billion in a month
Today at 8:58 am by Rocky
» Iraq discusses with the United Nations arrangements to end the mission of the UNAMI mission
Today at 7:01 am by Rocky
» Minister of Culture: Crowning Baghdad as the Arab Tourism Capital will create many investment opport
Today at 6:58 am by Rocky
» Minister of Justice: Efforts to develop the national legislative system for human rights
Today at 6:53 am by Rocky
» Minister of Labor announces allocating 25% of the Small and Medium Enterprises Fund to people with d
Today at 6:52 am by Rocky
» Arab delegations begin arriving in Baghdad to participate in the 61st session of the Council of Arab
Today at 6:50 am by Rocky
» Iraq Development Fund announces imminent launch of 4 basic projects
Today at 6:48 am by Rocky
» utube 12/7/24 MM&C MM&C-Iraq Dinar News-Prime Minister Al-Sudani- Speaks to the People- The World-
Today at 4:51 am by Rocky
» utube 12/10/24 MM&C Iraq Dinar News-Partnerships with Private Sector--World Bank-IMF-Article
Today at 4:46 am by Rocky
» Government advisor: No economic impact on Iraq from Syria events
Today at 4:41 am by Rocky
» Despite the legislative holiday, a representative confirms the continuation of the dialogue regardin
Today at 4:37 am by Rocky
» Al-Lami warns of Netanyahu's plans towards Iraq and the region
Today at 4:35 am by Rocky
» The Ministerial Council for Economy recommends amending the wages and fees collected by the Central
Today at 4:30 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Finance Committee to Nina: We withdrew the draft amendment to the budget law for this
Today at 4:26 am by Rocky
» US State Department: We will support Iraq and Jordan against any threats that may come from Syria
Today at 4:19 am by Rocky
» The dollar falls against the dinar in local markets
Today at 4:17 am by Rocky
» Meeting of the presidencies and the State Administration Coalition on the situation in Syria…
Today at 4:14 am by Rocky
» Tehran calls on Baghdad to resolve cases of 500 Iranian prisoners in Iraq
Today at 4:12 am by Rocky
» Parliament postpones “controversial laws” to next year
Today at 4:11 am by Rocky
» Integrity: 1,740 taxpayers disclosed their financial assets last October
Today at 4:10 am by Rocky
» The government allocates $100 billion to support strategic projects
Today at 4:07 am by Rocky
» Here are the dollar prices in the Iraqi stock exchanges
Today at 4:04 am by Rocky
» How many Iranian prisoners are being held in Iraq?
Today at 4:02 am by Rocky
» After the fall of the Assad regime... What is the fate of trade exchange between Iraq and Syria?
Today at 4:01 am by Rocky
» Head of Parliamentary Finance: We are keen to approve a realistic amendment to the budget that ends
Yesterday at 5:00 am by Rocky
» Mr. Al-Hakim calls for making Iraq a regional headquarters for international organizations
Yesterday at 4:58 am by Rocky
» Mr. Al-Hakim: Kirkuk is our miniature Iraq and success in it is success for Iraq
Yesterday at 4:57 am by Rocky
» Ports: Al-Faw-Umm Qasr Road will be completed ahead of schedule
Yesterday at 4:53 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Finance: Budget amendment includes only one paragraph related to the region’s oil
Yesterday at 4:51 am by Rocky
» 94% increase in foreign remittance sales in Iraqi currency auction
Yesterday at 4:49 am by Rocky
» $10 Billion Cash Flows into Bitcoin Funds Since Trump Win
Yesterday at 4:47 am by Rocky
» Financial Supervision Bureau: The percentage of localizing salaries of regional employees exceeded 8
Yesterday at 4:44 am by Rocky
» Formation of a government committee to close down violating industrial activities
Yesterday at 4:43 am by Rocky
» Iraq rises to third place in the Arab world in gold reserves after Lebanon leaves the list
Yesterday at 4:42 am by Rocky
» Laboratories for the unemployed
Yesterday at 4:41 am by Rocky
» Closing of {private} institutes in Babylon
Yesterday at 4:39 am by Rocky
» Labor is studying the establishment of factories and production lines to employ the unemployed
Yesterday at 4:38 am by Rocky
» Iraq is moving towards developing the private sector
Yesterday at 4:34 am by Rocky
» Moves to improve the investment environment and implement import policy
Yesterday at 4:32 am by Rocky
» Ministry of Planning to {Al Sabah}: The government has processed 1,104 projects
Yesterday at 4:31 am by Rocky
» The Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control grants the Iraqi Quality Mark to th
Yesterday at 4:28 am by Rocky
» Financial Supervision Bureau: The percentage of localizing salaries of Kurdistan Region employees ex
Yesterday at 4:27 am by Rocky
» Washington reassures Baghdad: Syrian factions will not attack you
Yesterday at 4:25 am by Rocky
» Integrity Commission discloses its activities in the field of disclosure of assets and money inflati
Yesterday at 4:21 am by Rocky
» Advantages of the modern electronic ration card
Yesterday at 4:19 am by Rocky
» Prime Minister attends meeting of presidencies and state administration coalition to discuss develop
Yesterday at 4:18 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani launches Baghdad Forests Project
Yesterday at 4:15 am by Rocky
» Ministry of Planning: The government has processed 1,104 projects
Yesterday at 4:13 am by Rocky
» Presidencies and State Administration Meeting: The Importance of Respecting the Choices of the Syria
Yesterday at 4:12 am by Rocky
» Al-Sadr after the fall of Assad: We look forward to balanced relations between Iraq and Syria
Yesterday at 4:11 am by Rocky
» US National Security Advisor: We are working to strengthen Iraq so that the conflict does not spread
Yesterday at 4:10 am by Rocky
» Integrity Commission discloses its activities in the field of disclosure of assets and money inflati
Yesterday at 4:08 am by Rocky
» British newspaper: Iraq's development path will compete with the Suez Canal
Yesterday at 4:07 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani's wise policies save Iraq from a regional storm
Yesterday at 4:04 am by Rocky
» Amending Article 12 whets the appetite for amendments.. The tripartite budget has become “binary”
Yesterday at 4:01 am by Rocky
» Find out the exchange rates of the dollar against the dinar in Iraq
Yesterday at 3:59 am by Rocky
» Kurdistan Integrity Commission reveals statistics on corruption cases in the region during 2024
Yesterday at 3:58 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Committee Criticizes Dollar Selling Platform: It Has Many Problems and Suspicions of C
Yesterday at 3:55 am by Rocky
» Trump appoints new adviser of Iraqi origin
Yesterday at 3:54 am by Rocky
» utube 12/5/24 MM&C Iraq Dinar News-Executive & Legislative Authority Integration-Full Support-
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 10:04 am by Rocky
» Where did the amendment of the budget items related to oil exports in the Kurdistan Region stand?
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 6:53 am by Rocky
» Article 12 of the budget ignites controversy under the dome of Parliament
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 6:50 am by Rocky
» The number of representatives does not exceed 70 representatives
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 6:47 am by Rocky
» Central Bank Sells Over $300 Million in Auction Today
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 6:45 am by Rocky
» Financial Supervision calls for building strong and effective partnerships between the private secto
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:08 am by Rocky
» Iranian gas and bitter cold exacerbate Iraq's electricity crisis
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:06 am by Rocky
» Al-Nusairi calls on the media to be patriotic, transparent and supportive of the national economy
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:05 am by Rocky
» The extent of Iraq's influence on unstable political events and disturbances with our neighbors, Ara
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:04 am by Rocky
» Despite the rise in domestic borrowing, a government advisor says the financial situation is stable
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:03 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani confirms his support for the joint operation project for hospitals and addressing its obst
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:02 am by Rocky
» The President of the Republic stresses the importance of addressing the phenomenon of gas emissions
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 5:01 am by Rocky
» Today.. Parliament votes on 5 laws
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:59 am by Rocky
» (Riyada) breaks the shackles of unemployment and opens the doors of the future for young people
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:58 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani launches Baghdad Forests Project
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:57 am by Rocky
» Activating 16 oil wells in Kirkuk
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:55 am by Rocky
» Abstention of students and teachers from the outskirts
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:54 am by Rocky
» Agriculture: Signing a contract with FAO to use advanced technologies
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:53 am by Rocky
» Baghdad Municipality: 33 companies compete to expand the capital’s sewers
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:51 am by Rocky
» Next year.. Implementation of BRT and public transport projects
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:50 am by Rocky
» Iraq's turn has come.. Iraqi leader from Tehran: Americans must be expelled from Baghdad and the war
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:45 am by Rocky
» Who is responsible for the delay? Source: Kurdistan’s non-oil revenues cover the salary deficit
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:44 am by Rocky
» Gas supply halt deprives Iraq of production from largest power plant in Diyala
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:41 am by Rocky
» Al-Asadi: The Workers’ Social Security Law has stimulated the labor market and pushed young people t
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:40 am by Rocky
» Despite regional tensions, car companies establish a foothold in Iraq via Erbil
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:39 am by Rocky
» Syrian Crisis: Iraq’s “Cautious” Position and Participation Dependent on Developments
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:37 am by Rocky
» Security Media: Implementation of a controlled destruction operation of war remnants west of Baghdad
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:36 am by Rocky
» Trade excludes the impact of the Syrian crisis on the Iraqi economy and food security
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:35 am by Rocky
» Electricity: Smart transformation does not impose an increase in tariff prices
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:34 am by Rocky
» Migration: We are ready for any displacement from Syria to Iraq
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:33 am by Rocky
» House of Representatives holds session to vote on important draft laws
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:30 am by Rocky
» "Controversial" laws return again.. House of Representatives holds "important" session today
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:28 am by Rocky
» With the participation of Iraq.. The 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum b
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:25 am by Rocky
» Donating employees’ salaries... “mandatory” volunteering and a “suspicious” formula
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:24 am by Rocky
» Dollar exchange rates in Iraqi governorates today
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:23 am by Rocky
» Where did the amendment of the budget items related to oil exports in the Kurdistan Region stand?
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:21 am by Rocky
» Transferring its employees to Lebanon.. Iraq evacuates its embassy in Syria
Sun 08 Dec 2024, 4:19 am by Rocky