{"id":3097856,"date":"2026-06-28T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T14:01:30","slug":"china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"China Eastern Bets $9 Billion on Airbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n<p>On a Friday afternoon in Shanghai, executives from China Eastern Airlines and Airbus signed their names to a document that quietly reshapes the balance of power in the world\u2019s most fought-over aviation market. The deal: 25 brand-new Airbus A330-900neo widebodies, with a catalogue value of around US$9.35 billion. The aircraft will trickle in from 2029 to 2033, gradually re-equipping one of China\u2019s big three carriers for a new era of long-haul flying.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is not the splashiest order of the year \u2014 no record-breaking 500-jet headline, no new aircraft type unveiled. But it is exactly the kind of steady, strategic win that has quietly handed Airbus the upper hand in China while Boeing has spent years tangled in trade politics and its own troubles. And for China Eastern, it is a bet on where the next decade of intercontinental travel is heading.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here is what the order actually means \u2014 for the airline, for the A330neo, and for the long-running European-versus-American duel playing out over Chinese skies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f5f7fa;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:26px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#1a1a1a\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;color:#333\"><li><strong>Airline:<\/strong> China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-based, SkyTeam member)<\/li><li><strong>Order:<\/strong> 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies<\/li><li><strong>Catalogue value:<\/strong> ~US$9.35 billion (January 2025 list prices; actual price is heavily discounted and undisclosed)<\/li><li><strong>Signed:<\/strong> 26 June 2026, Shanghai<\/li><li><strong>Deliveries:<\/strong> 2029\u20132033 (4 in 2029, 5 in 2030, 6 in 2031, 7 in 2032, 3 in 2033)<\/li><li><strong>Engine:<\/strong> Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 (the A330neo\u2019s sole powerplant)<\/li><li><strong>Main base:<\/strong> Shanghai Pudong (PVG), for expanded long-haul routes<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A list price that nobody actually pays<\/h2>\n\n<p>Let\u2019s deal with that US$9.35 billion figure first, because it deserves an asterisk the size of a winglet. The number comes straight from Airbus\u2019s January 2025 catalogue \u2014 the manufacturer\u2019s official sticker price. In the commercial aircraft business, almost nobody pays the sticker price.<\/p>\n\n<p>Large airlines negotiate discounts that routinely run to tens of percent off list, especially on a mature, well-understood type like the A330. China Eastern itself flagged in its filing that the real cost will land well below the catalogue figure \u2014 and that it secured terms more favourable than in its previous deals with the European planemaker. So treat the headline billions as a unit of bragging rights, not a cheque.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;The transaction will be used to supplement the Company\u2019s future capacity as well as to replace and update existing fleet types.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>China Eastern Airlines<\/strong> &mdash; From its 26 June 2026 Shanghai Stock Exchange filing<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>That single sentence captures the whole logic of the deal. This is not vanity expansion \u2014 it is a measured mix of growth and replacement, aimed at lifting capacity on profitable long-haul routes while quietly retiring older metal.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1936536717  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-a330-sydney.jpg\" alt=\"China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 at Sydney Airport\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A China Eastern A330-300 of the current generation. The carrier already flies a large A330 fleet \u2014 the new A330neos will modernise and expand it. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the A330neo actually gives China Eastern<\/h2>\n\n<p>The A330-900neo is not a clean-sheet aircraft. It is a thoroughly re-engined, re-winged evolution of the A330 \u2014 a type China Eastern already knows intimately, since it operates dozens of the older A330-200s and A330-300s. That familiarity is the whole point. Pilots, mechanics and ground crews barely need to change anything.<\/p>\n\n<p>What changes is the economics. The neo swaps the older engines for the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000, adds new Sharklet-tipped wings, and cleans up the aerodynamics. Airbus quotes a roughly 14% fuel-burn improvement per seat over the previous-generation A330. On a fleet flying intercontinental sectors out of Shanghai, that kind of saving compounds into serious money over a 20-year aircraft life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2070453669649174895&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Range matters too. The A330-900 can carry around 287 passengers in a typical layout some 7,000-plus nautical miles \u2014 comfortably enough to link Shanghai with most of Europe, the Middle East, Australia and large parts of North America. For a carrier that wants to add intercontinental destinations and thicken frequencies on existing routes, it is a well-judged tool: bigger than a narrowbody, cheaper to fill than a 350-seat flagship.<\/p>\n\n<p>China Eastern says the new jets will fly primarily from Shanghai Pudong, its main international gateway. The plan is to use them both to replace ageing A330ceo airframes and to grow \u2014 the classic two-birds-one-stone fleet strategy that lets an airline renew and expand at the same time.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The engine under the cowling<\/h2>\n\n<p>Every A330neo ever built shares one feature: it is powered exclusively by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000. There is no engine choice on this aircraft \u2014 Airbus and Rolls-Royce signed an exclusivity arrangement for the type, so when you buy an A330neo, you buy a Trent.<\/p>\n\n<p>The 7000 is a serious piece of engineering. Compared with the Trent 700 that powered the original A330, it roughly doubles the bypass ratio to about 10:1, halves perceived noise, and contributes the lion\u2019s share of the neo\u2019s fuel savings. For China Eastern, the upside is reliability and efficiency on long sectors; the trade-off, as with any single-source engine, is that the airline\u2019s widebody efficiency story is tied to one manufacturer in Derby.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=491053836  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/rolls-royce-trent-7000-a330neo.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine on an Airbus A330-900neo\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 is the only engine offered on the A330neo. Each of China Eastern\u2019s 25 new jets will carry a pair. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Airbus vs Boeing in the Chinese widebody race<\/h2>\n\n<p>Zoom out and the deal tells a bigger story. For years, Boeing dominated China\u2019s widebody market with the 777 and 787. But a grinding combination of trade tensions, the prolonged 737 MAX saga and Boeing\u2019s own production stumbles left the door open \u2014 and Airbus walked through it.<\/p>\n\n<p>This A330neo order does not arrive in isolation. Just three months earlier, China Eastern placed a separate Airbus order for 101 A320neo-family narrowbodies. Stack that against the widebody deal and the message is unmistakable: one of China\u2019s flag carriers is leaning hard towards Toulouse across both ends of its fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;For Airbus, the value of the A330neo in China is not just the headline billions \u2014 it is the foothold. Every Chinese widebody campaign Boeing loses is one Airbus banks for the long competition ahead.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Industry context<\/strong> &mdash; Airbus order book, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The A330neo plays a specific role in that contest. It is the value widebody \u2014 not as long-legged or as large as the A350 or the 777X, but cheaper to buy and to operate, and ideally sized for the medium-to-long routes that make up the bulk of China\u2019s international flying. Airbus has been steadily seeding it across Chinese carriers, and each order makes the next one easier: more shared spares, more trained crews, more local support.<\/p>\n\n<p>None of this means Boeing is finished in China \u2014 the country\u2019s appetite for aircraft is vast enough for both. But order by order, the centre of gravity has shifted. The China Eastern A330neo deal is another solid weight dropped firmly onto the Airbus side of the scale.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A quiet order with loud implications<\/h2>\n\n<p>Twenty-five aircraft delivered over five years will not make many front pages. But it is precisely these unglamorous fleet-renewal deals that decide who owns a market a decade from now. China Eastern gets efficient, familiar, right-sized widebodies to grow its long-haul network out of Shanghai. Airbus gets another deep root in Chinese soil. And Rolls-Royce gets 50 more Trent 7000s to build.<\/p>\n\n<p>When the first of these jets touches down at Pudong in 2029, the headlines will have long moved on. The aircraft will simply get to work \u2014 which, in the airline business, is the whole point.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px\">Sources: Reuters, Aerotime, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, ch-aviation, Airbus, Rolls-Royce.<\/p>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How many Airbus A330neo jets did China Eastern order?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>China Eastern Airlines ordered 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebody aircraft, announced on 26 June 2026. The deal carries a catalogue value of roughly US$9.35 billion at January 2025 list prices, though the actual price China Eastern pays is substantially discounted. Deliveries run from 2029 to 2033.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What engine powers the Airbus A330neo?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Airbus A330neo is powered exclusively by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000. There is no engine choice on the type \u2014 every A330-800 and A330-900 uses the Trent 7000, which roughly doubles the bypass ratio of the older Trent 700 and helps deliver the neo\u2019s fuel savings.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How much more efficient is the A330neo than the older A330?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Airbus quotes a fuel-burn improvement of around 14% per seat for the A330neo over the previous-generation A330. The gains come mainly from the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, redesigned Sharklet-tipped wings and aerodynamic refinements.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>When will China Eastern receive its A330neos?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>China Eastern\u2019s 25 A330-900neos are scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2033 \u2014 four in 2029, five in 2030, six in 2031, seven in 2032 and three in 2033. They will primarily operate from Shanghai Pudong on long-haul international routes.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why is Airbus winning more orders than Boeing in China?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Airbus has steadily gained ground in China as Boeing was held back by trade tensions, the 737 MAX saga and production problems. China Eastern\u2019s A330neo order followed a separate 101-aircraft A320neo-family deal three months earlier, underlining a strong tilt toward Airbus across the carrier\u2019s fleet.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Is the A330neo a brand-new aircraft?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>No. The A330neo is a re-engined, re-winged evolution of the long-serving Airbus A330 rather than a clean-sheet design. That shared heritage is a key selling point: airlines already flying the A330 can adopt the neo with minimal retraining and overlapping spares and support.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many Airbus A330neo jets did China Eastern order?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"China Eastern Airlines ordered 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebody aircraft, announced on 26 June 2026. The deal carries a catalogue value of roughly US$9.35 billion at January 2025 list prices, though the actual price China Eastern pays is substantially discounted. Deliveries run from 2029 to 2033.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What engine powers the Airbus A330neo?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Airbus A330neo is powered exclusively by the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000. There is no engine choice on the type \u2014 every A330-800 and A330-900 uses the Trent 7000, which roughly doubles the bypass ratio of the older Trent 700 and helps deliver the neo\u2019s fuel savings.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much more efficient is the A330neo than the older A330?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Airbus quotes a fuel-burn improvement of around 14% per seat for the A330neo over the previous-generation A330. The gains come mainly from the new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, redesigned Sharklet-tipped wings and aerodynamic refinements.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When will China Eastern receive its A330neos?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"China Eastern\u2019s 25 A330-900neos are scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2033 \u2014 four in 2029, five in 2030, six in 2031, seven in 2032 and three in 2033. They will primarily operate from Shanghai Pudong on long-haul international routes.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Why is Airbus winning more orders than Boeing in China?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Airbus has steadily gained ground in China as Boeing was held back by trade tensions, the 737 MAX saga and production problems. China Eastern\u2019s A330neo order followed a separate 101-aircraft A320neo-family deal three months earlier, underlining a strong tilt toward Airbus across the carrier\u2019s fleet.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is the A330neo a brand-new aircraft?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"No. The A330neo is a re-engined, re-winged evolution of the long-serving Airbus A330 rather than a clean-sheet design. That shared heritage is a key selling point: airlines already flying the A330 can adopt the neo with minimal retraining and overlapping spares and support.\"}}]}<\/script><!-- \/mf-faq -->\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/airbus-overtakes-boeing-2026-orders-deliveries\/\">Airbus Just Overtook Boeing in the 2026 Jet Race<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/sas-airbus-widebody-order-a330neo-a350-2026\/\">SAS Bets Its Long-Haul Future on Airbus<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a Friday afternoon in Shanghai, executives from China Eastern Airlines and Airbus signed their names to a document that quietly reshapes the balance of power in the world\u2019s most fought-over aviation market. The deal: 25 brand-new Airbus A330-900neo widebodies, with a catalogue value of around US$9.35 billion. The aircraft will trickle in from 2029 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":3097732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[665,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3097856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-world","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MiGFlug.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"852\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Connor Kerr\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@migflug\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Connor Kerr\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Connor Kerr\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9\"},\"headline\":\"China Eastern Bets $9 Billion on Airbus\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1549,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Aviation World\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":852,\"caption\":\"China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 in China Eastern livery\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"China Eastern Bets $9 Billion on Airbus\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/\",\"name\":\"MiGFlug.com Blog\",\"description\":\"for those interested in flying military jets and aviation related  topics\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\/\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\/w:897\\/h:278\\/q:mauto\\/ig:avif\\/https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\\/cb:0e0_.b970\\/w:897\\/h:278\\/q:mauto\\/ig:avif\\/https:\\/\\/migflug.com\\/jetflights\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/sites\\/4\\/2026\\/06\\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png\",\"width\":897,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"MiGFlug GmbH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MiGFlug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/migflug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/migflug\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/MiGFlug\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/migflug.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.ch\\\/migflug\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9\",\"name\":\"Connor Kerr\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Connor Kerr\"},\"description\":\"Connor Kerr writes MiGFlug\u2019s long-form features \u2014 aviation history, how-it-works explainers and the stories behind the headlines.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/migflug.com\\\/jetflights\\\/es\\\/author\\\/connorkerr\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets","description":"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets","og_description":"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.","og_url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/","og_site_name":"MiGFlug.com Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","article_published_time":"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":852,"url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Connor Kerr","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@migflug","twitter_site":"@migflug","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Connor Kerr","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"Connor Kerr","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#\/schema\/person\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9"},"headline":"China Eastern Bets $9 Billion on Airbus","datePublished":"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/"},"wordCount":1549,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg","articleSection":["Aviation World","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/","name":"China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-28T14:00:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-28T14:01:30+00:00","description":"China Eastern orders 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies (~$9.35bn list), 2029\u20132033 delivery \u2014 another big Airbus win over Boeing in China.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/china-eastern-airbus-a330-b-6120.jpg","width":1280,"height":852,"caption":"China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330-300 in China Eastern livery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/china-eastern-25-airbus-a330neo-order-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"China Eastern Bets $9 Billion on Airbus"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#website","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/","name":"Blog de MiGFlug.com","description":"Para aquellos interesados en pilotar aviones militares y temas relacionados con la aviaci\u00f3n.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#organization","name":"MiGFlug GmbH","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:897\/h:278\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/MIGFLUG_LOGO-no-background.png","width":897,"height":278,"caption":"MiGFlug GmbH"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiGFlug\/","https:\/\/x.com\/migflug","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/migflug\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MiGFlug","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/migflug.com\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ch\/migflug\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/#\/schema\/person\/bc7f2d09b1d7111c45fdb1335b8f2cf9","name":"Connor Kerr","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed6d7365eb237a1c91b800bf8dfeb14b8e30a3712ed7fec9e18a70088fc423a9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Connor Kerr"},"description":"Connor Kerr writes MiGFlug\u2019s long-form features \u2014 aviation history, how-it-works explainers and the stories behind the headlines.","url":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/author\/connorkerr\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3097856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3097864,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3097856\/revisions\/3097864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3097732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3097856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3097856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3097856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}