Airbus has for the first time given a full breakdown of the Chinese Government’s allocation of the 150 Airbus A320-family aircraft ordered last year.

Airbus China president Laurence Barron said at Asian Aerospace yesterday that the allocation is “more diverse” than previous ones, where aircraft were earmarked mainly for large state-owned carriers.

China’s Government typically orders aircraft through bulk deals, after which the airlines negotiate final agreements with manufacturers. Barron says this time 10 airlines and one leasing company are being allocated A320-family narrowbodies from the 150-aircraft deal.

In the finalised allocation the country’s ‘big three’ airlines will get 53 of the aircraft, Air China gets 23, China Eastern 10 and China Southern get 20.

Hainan Airlines - the fourth-largest airline in China, get 13, while fifth-largest Shanghai Airlines will get five. Sichuan Airlines, which is part-owned by several of China’s larger airlines, will get 18 aircraft, while fast-growing Shenzhen Airlines is being allocated 28 aircraft – the largest single allocation from the order.

Three recently launched privately owned carriers are also being allocated aircraft from the bulk order. East Star Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines will each get six. The final 15 aircraft will go to China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group for its leasing arm.

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Source: Flight Daily News

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