China signs for 102 Airbus aircraft
04-Nov-2010 China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus for a total of 102 aircraft of which 66 are new orders.
The new orders comprise 50 A320 Family aircraft, six A330s and ten A350 XWBs.
The agreement was signed today by Li Hai, President of CAS and Tom Enders, President and CEO of Airbus at the Elysée Palace in Paris, in the presence of visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, UK Minister for Industry Mark Prisk and Louis Gallois, CEO of EADS.
"We feel privileged that China continues to choose Airbus aircraft for the further development of its fleet. The order for Airbus' eco-efficient aircraft underlines China's ambition to grow sustainably," said Tom Enders. "We look forward to many more years of continued cooperation."