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Order will mark the first major Boeing deal from China in nearly a decade Chinese carriers are poised to order 200 Boeing aircraft, following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese ruler Xi Jinping. China’s ministry of commerce confirmed the deal on 20 May, nearly a week after Trump first revealed the order.… The post China confirms order for 200 Boeing aircraft following Trump-Xi summit first appeared on FlightGlobal.

The tentative thaw in US-China relations following President Donald Trump's state visit to China has delivered what could become one of the most strategically important commercial aviation developments of the decade: the prospect of Boeing re-entering the Chinese market at scale. While the announced commitment for an initial 200 aircraft fell short of market expectations, it nevertheless signals a potential turning point after years of political tension, regulatory disputes and industrial rivalry that severely curtailed Boeing's position in the world's largest growth market for commercial aircraft. The report examines whether this political breakthrough can translate into firm commercial orders, and explores how Boeing's absence has reshaped China's aviation landscape. Airbus has steadily strengthened its dominance through local industrial integration, while COMAC's C919 programme has emerged as both a national strategic priority and an increasingly credible competitor in the narrowbod

Carrier becomes latest of several Chinese operators to disclose order for Airbus narrowbodies China Southern Airlines has entered a purchase agreement for 102 Airbus A320neo-family jets, plus a further 35 which will be allocated to subsidiary Xiamen Airlines. The carrier disclosed the agreement on 29 April. It states that the aircraft will be delivered to… The post China Southern unveils agreement for 137 A320neo-family jets first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Although China does not exactly invite external participation in its own airport development programmes, and finances them publicly at a regional and national level, it is very keen to be involved in other countries' projects around the world, where - and this is the key point - that wins it kudos and the 'soft power' that paints it as a benefactor. That way it can assert economic influence in other fields, and particularly the mining of resources, including critical rare earth elements that are essential for its ever growing industrial expansion. Africa is full of those elements, which is why it is one of the most popular regions for Chinese bank loans (not investments - Africa is still considered too risky for those, by many countries) to build airports, or expand existing ones. A case in point is the new Bishoftu Airport in Ethiopia, which is already established as the most advanced aviation community on the entire continent, and where Bank of China is in negotiations to provide ext