The Airbus Slot War: Two Airlines Just Spent $8B To Beat The Wait

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has just received a substantial aircraft order from China, with both Sping Airlines and Juneyao Airlines committing to buy a total of 55 Airbus A320 jets (collectively) worth more than $8.2 billion (at list price). This will see the new aircraft commence deliveries by the end of the decade.