The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has signed a contract with the airlines Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Shenzhen Airlines for the delivery of a total of 292 aircraft from the A320neo series. Once the appropriate criteria are met, these orders will be added to the backlog, the manufacturer said.

“These new orders are a testament to the strong confidence our customers have in Airbus. They are also a solid endorsement by our airline customers in China of the performance, quality, fuel efficiency and sustainability of the world's leading family of single-aisle aircraft,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. "We commend the excellent work done by George Xu and the entire Airbus China team, as well as our customers' teams, in bringing to a conclusion these long and in-depth discussions that have taken place during the difficult COVID pandemic."

At the end of May 2022, the Airbus fleet in service with Chinese operators totaled 2.070 aircraft. At that point, the A320neo Family had received more than 8.000 total orders from over 130 customers. Since entering service six years ago, Airbus has delivered over 2 A200neo Family aircraft.