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EU isn’t just selling aircraft to China. It’s helping strengthen a competitor

The News

China Eastern Airlines ordered 25 Airbus A330neo jets worth $9.35 billion last month, despite operating inaugural routes for China's home-grown C919 aircraft. The airline had also placed another Airbus order three months earlier. This highlights a potential conflict between Chinese carriers' business strategies and the government's goal of developing a domestic aviation industry to compete with European manufacturers.

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Why it matters

Catalogue price of $9.35 billion is significant

Evidence

China Eastern ordered 25 A330neo jets from Airbus last month.

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China Eastern operates the inaugural commercial routes of the C919.

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  • Catalogue price of $9.35 billion is significant
  • Airline already operates C919 but still buys Airbus

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Last month, China Eastern ordered 25 A330neo jets from Airbus, which come at a catalogue price of US$9.35 billion. The airline, which operates the inaugural commercial routes of the C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet, had placed another Airbus order just three months earlier. Why is this major Chinese airline transferring billions to a European company China’s government is trying to supplant?

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China Eastern operates the inaugural commercial routes of the C919.

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China Eastern placed another Airbus order three months earlier.

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The A330neo is a widebody jet.

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China Eastern ordered 25 A330neo jets from Airbus last month.

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The catalogue price for the A330neo order is US$9.35 billion.

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China's government is trying to supplant foreign aircraft manufacturers with its home-grown C919.

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