Want China Times, Xinhua 2014-05-18
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, has signed contracts with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of 80 A320 planes, Airbus China said in Beijing on Saturday.
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| An A320 aircraft operated by China Southern Airlines lands at Zhangjiajie Airport, Hunan province. (File photo/Xinhua) |
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, has signed contracts with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of 80 A320 planes, Airbus China said in Beijing on Saturday.
The order
includes 30 of the existing models of the A320 planes, priced between US$85.8
million-US$110.1 million each, and 50 of the more energy-efficient A320Neo
model, priced between US$94.4 million-US$120 million, Airbus China said.
The planes
will be delivered to China Southern Airlines from 2016 to 2020.
According
to airline, the deal is expected to increase its transportation capacity by
12.1% and help optimize its fleet structures, thus maximizing its operation
efficiency and enhancing competitiveness.
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