Airbus previously planned to announce a multi-billion-euro aircraft order last week. |
China delays Airbus order on EU's?CO2 trading policy |
空客在華訂單或被凍結 |
China has cancelled a multi-billion-euro aircraft order of 10 Airbus A380 aircrafts in protest against the European Union's plan to extend a carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme to the airline industry, foreign media reported over the weekend, citing people close to the matter. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government disapproves of the EU's intention to make international airlines pay for the emissions trading system. In protest, it has delayed the announcement of an order placed by Hong Kong Airlines Ltd. worth?about US$4 billion. Airbus had planned to announce the A380 order and name the buyer at a trade event in Paris last week, but told the WSJ "the political environment would not allow us to do that." Hong Kong Airlines is a subsidiary of China's Hainan Airlines. Zhang Shanghui, chief financial officer of the Hainan Airlines, said Sunday he was not aware of the issue. Airbus previously hoped to announce a major order with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this week, the WSJ said. The deal may now be delayed or even scaled back, said a person familiar with the matter. |
《華爾街日報》報道稱,中國政府不認同歐盟強制國際航空公司為碳排放交易系統(tǒng)買單,因此暫緩公布此前香港航空訂購的價值約40億美元的訂單。 空客本打算在上周宣布這份大訂單,但告訴華爾街日報稱“政治環(huán)境不允許我們這樣做”。 香港航空系海南航空子公司。海南航空集團財務總監(jiān)張尚輝昨日對此表示不知情。 《華爾街日報》稱,空客原本希望在中國國務院總理溫家寶本周與德國總理默克爾會面時,宣布一筆大訂單。但知情人士稱,這筆訂單可能會顯著縮水或是被推遲。 |
China's business press carried the story above on Monday.
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