Airbus denies ‘no Chinese orders’ report
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Airbus SAS has denied a news report which stated that it didn’t expect to win orders from China this year.
The Shanghai Daily reported that Airbus responded to a Bloomberg report, which quoted two anonymous executives at the planemaker making the claims. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg, Airbus, said the claims were “not true”, and that it was still “in steady talks with our Chinese customers”.
China’s airlines have struggles recently, with several of the country’s carrier having received financial assistance from the government in the wake of mounting losses. China Eastern Airlines, the country’s third-largest carrier, reportedly said it will have to cancel orders with both Airbus and Boeing.
Airbus recently opened an aircraft-assembly factory in Tianjin, with the first Chinese-made Airbus expected to be delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing Co later this year, the report said.
China is expected to be the second-largest market for passenger aircraft from 2007 to 2026, according to an Airbus forecast, which predicted it will need an estimated 3,238 passenger planes valued at US$391.2 billion during this period.
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