European Aircraft Industry: China to be biggest market for Airbus A380 - by Wang Wen

Airbus A380

China will be the biggest single market for the A380 aircraft, Airbus SAS' super jumbo, the European aircraft manufacturer's chief said on Friday.

Airbus forecast that China will need more than 200 aircraft with 500 or more seats in the next 20 years, and the A380 is the main aircraft in this category, said Fabrice Bregier, president and CEO of Airbus.

"For A380 market growth, we are chasing 5 percent per year at the world level and 10 percent in China," he added.

As Chinese air traffic develops, the nation's airlines will operate more international routes, which are suitable for the A380, he said.

The period between 2011 and 2015 is a golden age for China's civil aviation industry, said Li Jiaxiang, head of Civil Aviation Administration of China.

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