(The 9th China International Import Expo) A large aviation procurement order was landed at the International Import Expo: China Eastern Airlines won the first order from a central enterprise and China Southern Airlines’ procurement reached a new high

China News Service, Shanghai, November 6 (Reporter Yin Liqin) At the centralized signing ceremony of the Central Enterprise Trading Group of the 9th China International Import Expo held on the 6th, China Eastern Airlines signed the first central enterprise purchase order of this session, and China Southern Airlines’ procurement scale reached a new high. The two central enterprises used procurement and operation services to make efforts in both directions to help the CIIE “better and better”.

China Eastern signed 23 purchase agreements with 15 suppliers from 8 countries and regions around the world, covering five categories: aircraft engines, aviation materials, aviation fuel, aviation meals, and chilled salmon. The total contract value was US$540 million, of which the one-year booth transaction volume was US$375 million, an increase of 12.6% from the previous session and a new high.

China Eastern Airlines signed a large order for spare engines with GE Aerospace (CFM International) to equip the 101 newly purchased Airbus A320neo series aircraft with LEAP-1A engines. This series can reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 15% to 20%; at the same time, it cooperates with Ke Lynx Aerospace, Honeywell, Michelin, Boeing, etc. signed contracts to ensure the operation of the fleet, and deepened aviation fuel cooperation with China National Aviation Oil (Singapore). China Eastern Airlines signed a cold chain contract with Denmark's Skagen Salmon Company. China Eastern Airlines Logistics expanded the pharmaceutical cold chain with Novartis, and signed a meal order with Singapore's SATS Group.

China Southern Airlines Group signed 24 import procurement cooperation agreements with 20 suppliers from 9 countries and regions. The scale of procurement transactions reached a new high, covering engine spare parts, aviation material support, full flight simulators, aviation catering, etc. At the same time, its subsidiary Zhuhai Motianyu Aviation Engine Maintenance Company and Engineering Technology Branch renewed the engine spare parts procurement and maintenance service agreement with GE Aerospace (CFM International).

It is reported that during the 9th CIIE, China Southern Airlines will operate 31 round-trip routes at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport, reaching 32 domestic and foreign cities. It is expected to invest an average of about 39,000 inbound and outbound seats every day, focusing on increasing the number of flights from Shanghai Pudong to Shanghai. For flights from Dalian, Haikou, Jieyang, Zhuhai, etc., the domestic regional passenger aircraft C909 plans to carry out round-trip routes from Shanghai Pudong to Jieyang; exclusive check-in windows and fast lanes will be set up, and "flight + cultural tourism" themed flights and classic Shanghai-style meals will be launched. In terms of logistics, 11 Boeing 777F all-cargo aircraft have been put into operation around the clock. It is expected to carry out about 80 freighter flights in and out of the port. Since October, more than 9,600 tons of cargo entering the port from Europe and the United States have been transported. Temperature-controlled medicines have full temperature control and automatic deviation alarms.