... ase of 70 Airbus planes underscored the vast potential of the Chinese market, while Xi’s visit to a Volvo Cars plant in Belgium showed increasing Chinese investment in Europe. (China’s Geely bought Vo ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-04
... d 24 more Airbus planes and sell six units this year, out of its current fleet of 150 aircraft. “The planned capital expenditure is about US$800 million and it is mainly for buying planes," Fernandes ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-03
... deal with Airbus in France to assemble A320 planes in China as well as the unblocking of orders on larger jets worth more than US$6 billion. China's ultimate goal for the trip was to reach a wide-rang ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-01
Airbus Group NV expects to take more than 50 percent of the estimated 50 billion euro (US$69 billion) Chinese market for helicopters over the next 20 years, thanks to a long-term industrial agreement ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
... ing to an Airbus statement. The order is worth at least US$9.9 billion at list prices, the report said, adding that manufacturers offer significant discounts for large orders. -- Contact HKEJ digest@e ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-27
The European Parliament's environment commission has rejected a compromise agreement on the European Union's controversial carbon emissions levy on airlines, raising fresh doubts on whether Airbus wil ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-20
Taiwan's Eva Airways Corp. expects its business to grow significantly this year as the carrier takes delivery of new aircraft, including three Boeing 777s and six Airbus A321 planes, from March, Unite ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-05
China Eastern Airlines has signed an agreement to buy 70 Airbus A320NEO passenger planes for US$6.37 billion, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday, citing a regulatory filing. The planes wi ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-03
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding on new industry standards, flight safety and environmental protection, Shanghai Daily reported Saturday. The par ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-24
... ry of six Airbus A320 planes in the coming weeks and will recruit over 250 staff by the end of the year, deputy chief executive Andrew Cowen told a press conference Tuesday. The company currently has ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
Spring Airlines Co., China’s biggest non-state-controlled carrier, has signed an accord with Airbus SAS for 30 additional A320 jets, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The A320 single-aisle jets with ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-27
... ane — the Airbus 380, according to the newspaper. Under construction is a 3,400 meter runway, which will be used for test flights of the Chinese-made C919 jumbo jet and the ARJ21 regional jet. Once th ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-13
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. (01055.HK, 600029.CN) has on Sunday begun using the Airbus A380 aircraft on the Guangzhou-Sydney route, becoming the first carrier to deploy the superjumbo plane on a ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-28
... ompanies. Airbus sees China cargo demand growing 11 percent a year Demand for cargo and freight services in China is estimated to grow an average 11 percent annually in the coming two decades, Airbus ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-11
... s and six Airbus 320-200s, the report said. -- Contact HKEJ at [email protected] EL/AC/CG ...More
EJ Insight2013-10-04