All Boeing Carrier Xiamen Airlines Orders 40 Airbus A320neo Family Aircraft

Xiamen Airlines today announced that it has placed an order for 40 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Currently operating a fleet of Boeing jets, the Fujian-headquartered company, majority owned by China Southern Airlines, is switching to Airbus for its expansion plans.

In August, China Southern Airlines placed an order for 96 A320neo family twinjets valued at $12.25 billion. Now, Airbus can boast another 40 planes to its Chinese order book. According to Reuters, the new deal is worth $4.85 billion.

Despite holding 150 737 series aircraft and 12 787 Dreamliners, Xiamen is going in a different direction for its fleet expansion. The move comes following the meeting of China's aviation regulator and Boeing about the return of the 737 MAX to Chinese skies. Notably, the MAX has not departed from China’s airports since its 2019 universal grounding.

The MAX has seen a robust recovery in several international markets, but it’s yet to make a comeback in China. Earlier this week, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said that it’s unlikely that Chinese carriers would purchase the MAX in the next couple of years. Boeing’s management added that it would start assigning MAX units earmarked for China.

Even though Boeing isn't so optimistic about sales, on September 14th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) shared that the country would soon complete the entire process of resuming the introduction of new 737 MAXs.

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