Airbus Presses Chinese Airlines to Order Planes as Widebody Slots Fill Up

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Spectators watch as an Airbus A320neo aircraft takes off on its debut flight at Toulouse-Blagnac airport in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 25, 2014. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Airbus SE is urging Chinese airlines to place orders for its biggest planes because huge purchases by other carriers and supply-chain disruptions are extending wait times in the post-Covid travel boom.

“Slot availability is evolving very quickly, and we have tried to accelerate this discussion with our Chinese customers,” Airbus China Chief Executive Officer George Xu said in an interview at the company’s manufacturing line in Tianjin.