A380 A HARD SELL IN CHINA

Laurence Barron, president of Airbus China, has made frank comments to the press regarding the A380, giving us further insight into how things are going for the A380’s possibilities in China. Barron stated that the A380 has not been an easy sell in China, telling reporters that the growth of high-speed railways in China is having an impact on airlines especially on the Beijing to Shanghai route. A high-speed train linking the two major Chinese cities is set to start operating in June. This should however put pressure on airlines to expand their international routes, boding well for A380 sales,