Overview
- China Southern and Xiamen, which disclosed the deal Wednesday, will buy 102 and 35 A320neo‑family jets respectively, pending shareholder and state approvals and with the board framing the purchase as support for national growth plans.
- The carriers put the combined catalog value at about $21.37–$21.4 billion, and they said the negotiated discounts match prior large Airbus orders.
- China Southern schedules deliveries from 2028 to 2032, and Xiamen plans to take its aircraft from 2029 to 2032.
- The agreement extends a run of Airbus wins in China, following China Eastern’s March order for 101 A320neos and recent commitments from Air China and China Aircraft Leasing, supported by Airbus’s expanded A320 assembly site in Tianjin.
- Boeing’s hoped‑for China order remains unclosed, and its CEO said sealing a major sale may require support from the U.S. administration.