What is the normal blood pressure range of human body? What diseases can hypertension cause? Expert answer

  Today is World Hypertension Day. Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases, and it is the most important risk factor for the onset and death of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease. What is hypertension? What is the normal blood pressure range of human body?

  The medical staff suggested that under the condition of not using antihypertensive drugs,Systolic blood pressure (high pressure) ≥ 140 mmHg (mmhg) or diastolic pressure (low pressure) ≥ Hypertension can be diagnosed when it is 90 mmHg..Family continuous standard blood pressure measurement 5-mdash; 7 days, average blood pressure ≥ 135/85 mmHg can be diagnosed as hypertension.It is recommended to see a doctor.

  Zhang Huimin, Chief Physician of Hypertension Center, Fuwai Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences:First of all, we will check the patient and do a 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure. At the same time, we will do some corresponding tests, such as an electrocardiogram, a biochemical examination of blood, a urine routine and a blood routine. We will analyze whether he has heart, brain and kidney damage and whether there are some factors of secondary hypertension according to such circumstances.

  At what level should the blood pressure of patients of different ages be controlled? According to medical staff, under normal circumstances,For patients younger than 65 years old, the blood pressure should be controlled below 130/80 mmHg, and for patients older than 65 years old, the average blood pressure should be controlled below 140/90 mmHg..

  Zhang Weili, a researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences:After a large number of epidemiological investigations, we found that many elderly people with long life have well controlled their blood pressure, and many of them are below 120/80. Therefore, the control of blood pressure must solve a misunderstanding. I can’t talk about the elderly. My systolic blood pressure is 150 or 160 mm Hg, and I don’t feel uncomfortable. In fact, under the guidance of a doctor, my blood pressure should be reduced to below 140/90 mm Hg.

  Expert tip: Not actively intervening can lead to many diseases.

  Medical staff suggest that hypertension is one of the most important chronic diseases that endanger human health. If it is not actively intervened, it can lead to functional or organic damage of various tissues and organs.

  Hypertension is a chronic disease, which will eventually lead to health problems after years of development.The risk factors of hypertension include: diet with high sodium and low potassium, obesity and overweight, mental stress, drug action, smoking and drinking, high-fat diet and so on.

  Ding Chunhua, Director of Cardiology Department of Space Center Hospital:Some of the most common symptoms of hypertension are that some patients feel dizzy and bloated, but some patients have no symptoms. He only found that his blood pressure is high during a health check-up, or when his blood pressure is occasionally measured, which should be paid special attention to.

  Medical staff reminded: Adults aged 18 and above regularly monitor their blood pressure and measure their blood pressure at least once a year.

  People with high risk of hypertension, such as overweight or obesity, high-salt diet, smoking, long-term drinking, long-term mental stress and insufficient physical activity, should regularly measure their blood pressure. Medical institutions should continuously monitor the blood pressure of residents over the age of 35 who have been diagnosed for the first time.

  According to medical staff, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular deaths account for more than 40% of the total deaths in China, among which hypertension is the first risk factor.The hazards of hypertension include coronary heart disease, angina pectoris and even myocardial infarction, hypertensive heart disease, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebral embolism, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and renal failure.

  Ding Chunhua, Director of Cardiology Department of Space Center Hospital:The heart, including this blood vessel, is equivalent to a power system, that is, a water pump carries blood vessels, and blood circulates in it. If hypertension occurs, the damage to blood vessels will gradually accumulate, and stenosis will occur. After stenosis, it will affect the blood supply of organs, and thus there will be functional failure.

  Expert tip: The faster and lower the blood pressure is, the safer it is.

  Some patients think that the sooner the blood pressure is lowered, the lower the better. In fact, this is also a misunderstanding in treatment. Medical staff pointed out that because blood pressure drops too fast and too low, it will also cause damage to the human body and cause danger.

  According to medical staff, the stability of blood pressure in the human body can ensure a good blood circulation and the normal beating of the heart rate, so both high blood pressure and low blood pressure will have a certain impact on our body. Even cause danger. Therefore, the faster and lower the blood pressure is, the better and safer it is.

  Zhang Huimin, Chief Physician of Hypertension Center, Fuwai Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences:If the blood pressure drops too fast, it will make the patient dizzy, and some patients even fall. We often have patients who say that after taking a large amount of medicine, they fall and stumble because of his low blood pressure. So our blood pressure needs to drop slowly, so generally speaking, we can reach the standard around a month.

  In addition, it is also dangerous for some patients to take medicine intermittently and not take medicine because of low blood pressure.

  Ding Chunhua, Director of Cardiology Department of Space Center Hospital:This will lead to the sharp fluctuation of blood pressure, which is even more unstable. Therefore, we suggest that if hypertension occurs, you should adjust it to an appropriate dosage, and it is best to use this drug for a relatively stable blood pressure reduction, instead of saying that I will take a little when I am high, and then stop when I am low, which will easily lead to some consequences, such as stroke as we said, and some damage to other organs.

  Blood pressure is high in winter and normal in summer, and the dosage can be reduced conditionally.

  High blood pressure in winter and normal or low blood pressure in summer are problems that plague many patients. So why is this happening? Can low blood pressure reduce dosage in summer? According to medical staff, if blood pressure is low in summer, antihypertensive drugs can be reduced, but there are conditions.

  According to medical staff, blood pressure changes seasonally. High in winter and low in summer are related to climate change. Especially for patients with mild hypertension, in summer, their blood pressure will decrease, and they can keep normal without taking antihypertensive drugs, which can reduce the dosage. But there are conditions and some precautions.

  Zhang Weili, a researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, China Academy of Medical Sciences:If his blood pressure is below 120/80, it is controlled below 120/80 through lifestyle control, medication, etc., then it is still quite good after we closely monitor it for a few weeks at this time. Then, under the guidance of a doctor, we can reduce the amount or stop taking the medicine, but it does not mean that everything will be fine after stopping taking the medicine. We must also insist on measuring our blood pressure at home. Once it is high, we still have to go to the hospital.

Su Chao finals time confirmed!

On September 30, in response to the hot issues related to Jiangsu City Football League, the relevant person in charge of the Provincial Sports Bureau held a special question and answer session in the live broadcast room of the political hotline.

Just this past weekend, the long-awaited quarter-finals were born. This also means that the "Su Chao" regular season has all ended, and it is about to enter the knockout stage.Will the champion of "Su Chao" award trophies? What kind of rewards will the top three get?

Xu Qiuhong, the second-level inspector of Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau and director of the competitive sports department, said that according to the competition rules of Jiangsu City Football League, the team that won the city league championship will be awarded the championship trophy, the runner-up and the third runner-up will be awarded medals, and the top three teams will also receive the ranking bonus.On November 1st, the "Su Chao" finals will be held in Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.There will be a grand award ceremony. Besides,Xu Qiuhong also revealed that the "Su Chao" venue will be relatively advanced next year, so as to ensure that there will be games to watch during May Day.

On July 6, Changzhou’s invalid goal against Huai ‘an triggered a heated discussion among netizens.Is it possible to consider introducing VAR video assistant referee and other means in the next session to help referees make more accurate and fair judgments?

In response to questions from netizens, Xu Qiuhong said that in the upcoming knockout round on October 4 this year, the video assistant referee system will be introduced to ensure that the game is more fair and just, and that the referee’s penalty is more accurate. I hope that this new technical means can guarantee the competition discipline, and the assistant referee system will definitely be used in key games next year. In addition, according to Zhang Haitao, deputy director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, in the knockout stage, the organizing committee of the competition area has asked all participating teams to strengthen the training of the competition style and discipline, so as to contribute more exciting events to the fans. At the same time, before each competition, each competition area should organize relevant coordination meetings and joint meetings, and repeatedly emphasize the specific regulations and requirements of the stadium. During the competition, the Provincial Organizing Committee will also send supervisors and supervision teams to inspect and urge each competition area, so as to meet with referees, ensure that the responsibility of clean competition is in place, meet with the home and away teams, ensure that the responsibility of clean competition is in place, meet with the head of security in the competition area, ensure that the responsibility of safe competition is in place, and meet with the head of the team organization of the home and away teams, ensure that the responsibility of civilized competition is in place, and ensure the safety of Su Chao.

This year, the grass-roots players in "Su Chao" made everyone shine. The next "Su Chao",Will the rules of player selection be adjusted and optimized?

In this regard, Xu Qiuhong introduced that in the process of studying next year’s competition plan, the rules of players’ participation methods are one of their key research projects. The participation of the whole people in Su Chao is more related to the honor of the city, so the city attribute is also an important identification standard for the player’s identity in the rules. On this basis, they also need to increase the rules for young players to play, so that more teenagers can participate in football and boost the development of Jiangsu youth training, thus promoting the popularization of football and improving the level of football.

Source:Xinhua Daily,deliverMeeting Point News, Jiangsu News

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How to change from institutional advantage to governance efficiency?

  [Think Tank Q&A]Study and Implement the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee

  Guests in this issue:

  Director, Institute of Political Science, China Academy of Social Sciences Zhang Shuhua

  Researcher, Socialism with Chinese characteristics Institute of Thought, New Era, Supreme Leader of China Renmin University. Chenjiagang

  Distinguished professor, Executive Vice President of School of Government Administration of Peking University and "Changjiang Scholar" of the Ministry of Education. Yan jirong

  Distinguished professor, Dean of School of Public Administration of Zhejiang University and "Changjiang Scholar" of the Ministry of Education. Yu jianxing

  1. Only the system that takes root in domestic soil and absorbs abundant nutrients can work reliably.

  Bright Think Tank: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee emphasized that the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system is a scientific system formed by the Party and the people through long-term practice and exploration. All work and activities of state governance in China are carried out in accordance with the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system, and China’s state governance system and governance capacity are the concentrated expression of the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system and its implementation capacity. In your opinion, what problems should be paid attention to in designing, developing and perfecting the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system?

  Zhang Shuhua:Since the founding of New China 70 years ago, it is not only the history of China people’s struggle for national prosperity, national rejuvenation and people’s happiness, but also the history of institutional evolution in which the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people of all ethnic groups in China to independently explore the road of socialist modernization and gradually establish, improve and develop Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

  Zhang Shuhua and Guo Hongsong painted.

  System is a fundamental issue related to the development of the cause of the party and the state. What kind of political system a country implements must be adapted to its national conditions. There is no one-size-fits-all specific development model in the world, and there is no fixed development path. The essence of our governance is to uphold the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and the socialist system.

  Chen Jiagang:Our system works because it grew from the social soil of China. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee emphasized: "Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s system and state governance system are systems and governance systems guided by Marxism, rooted in China, with profound Chinese cultural roots and won the support of the people." To promote the perfection of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s system, we should proceed from the history and culture of our nation and our own national conditions. We should not only grasp the long-term historical inheritance, development path and accumulated political experience, but also grasp the realistic requirements, solve realistic problems and plan future development.

  Chen Jiagang Guo Hongsong painted.

  Yan Jirong:China’s national governance system and governance capacity are the concentrated expression of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s system and its implementation capacity. The important task of national construction is to seek scientific, reasonable and efficient institutional arrangements to ensure the country’s operation on the track of prosperity and development. Therefore, it is necessary to build a dynamic, pragmatic and efficient governance system. The key to building a governance system lies in institutional supply, that is, setting rules, rules and regulations to provide boundaries for freedom of behavior.

  Yan Jirong and Guo Hongsong painted.

  2. To integrate "control" and "governance", it is necessary to "build up" and "turn up"

  Bright Think Tank: Building a systematic, scientific, standardized and effective institutional system is the premise and foundation for transforming institutional advantages into national governance efficiency. What are the key tasks to be done to realize the transformation from institutional advantages to governance efficiency?

  Zhang Shuhua:To promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, we must unswervingly strengthen and improve the centralized and unified leadership of the party. The centralized and unified leadership of the Party is Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s political advantage, and it is also the greatest political advantage to realize "the rule of China".

  In Changxing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, party member volunteers are cleaning up river garbage. Tan Yun Feng photo/bright picture

  The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee focused on improving the system of the Party’s leadership that takes the overall situation into consideration and coordinates all parties, and put forward six requirements. The first is to establish a system of Do not forget your initiative mind and keeping the mission in mind. The second is to improve various systems that firmly safeguard the authority of the CPC Central Committee and centralize and unify leadership. The third is to improve the party’s overall leadership system. The fourth is to improve various systems that govern for the people and rely on the people. The fifth is to improve the system of improving the party’s ruling ability and leadership level. The sixth is to improve the system of comprehensively and strictly administering the party. The above-mentioned system is the basic element of the party’s leadership system, which must be fully built, always adhered to, constantly improved and developed.

  Chen Jiagang:At present, we should make good use of the stock resources of the system and promote the stock reform. We should make full use of the advantages of the existing system, make good use of the "precipitated" and "textual" system norms, and make the "built" system "turn around" in practice through specific institutional mechanisms and program design.

  The key to upholding and perfecting the Socialism with Chinese characteristics system is to increase and expand our advantages and characteristics. We should constantly promote the institutionalization, standardization and proceduralization of socialist democratic politics, give full play to the advantages of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s political system, and provide a more perfect institutional guarantee for the prosperity and long-term stability of the party and the country.

  Yu Jianxing:To further highlight the institutional advantages, we need to focus on three aspects: consolidating institutional advantages, strengthening institutional implementation, and filling institutional shortcomings.

  Yu Jianxing and Guo Hongsong painted.

  Consolidate and develop the institutional advantages that have been achieved. For example, since the founding of New China 70 years ago, we have adhered to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party, adhered to the Party’s scientific theory, maintained political stability, and ensured that the country has always advanced along the socialist direction. We should constantly consolidate and develop the remarkable advantages of China’s national system and national governance system in many aspects.

  Strengthen system implementation. Supervision and inspection is a way to strengthen the implementation of the system, which also includes the positive guarantee of the rule of law and the guidance of the rule of virtue.

  Fill in the shortcomings of the system. After more than 40 years of reform and opening up, compared with the remarkable achievements we have made in the field of market economy, social construction, social governance and institutional construction in the field of ecological environmental protection are relatively lagging behind. It is urgent to fill in the shortcomings of the system in the field of social governance and do a good job in top-level design.

  3. Stimulate the potential of the system, so that good policies can bear fruit and be implemented.

  Bright Think Tank: Promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity is a systematic project, and it is necessary to strengthen system governance, legal governance, comprehensive governance and source governance. In your opinion, how should we do a good job in these governance, so that various reforms complement each other and have a "chemical reaction"?

  Chen Jiagang:To realize system governance, it is necessary to systematize and systematize the system construction and form the basis and premise of structural governance such as backbone system, backbone system, supporting system and auxiliary system. Governing by law is to abide by the institutional rules of governance, form a sense of rules in practice, and achieve fair and just governance performance. Comprehensive management is to adhere to the governance path of overall planning and coordinating all parties, comprehensively consider the governance measures in all aspects, fields and levels and their possible impacts in the practice of economic and social development, and coordinate them in time to achieve overall improvement. Source management, the key point is to look at the essence from the phenomenon, find the root cause from the problem, and insist on treating both the symptoms and the root causes.

  Yu Jianxing:At present, in order to make all reforms complement each other, we must establish a global and systematic governance concept, and regard improving the national governance system and enhancing the national governance capacity as an organic whole. System is the key to solving the problem and the foundation of governance; Governance is the effect of operation and the ability of system. We should be alert to the understanding and practice of separating the governance system, governance capacity and governance efficiency. For example, grassroots governance needs to establish a standardized system of "horizontal to the edge and vertical to the end", but this is a means rather than an end. The real purpose is to use these means and tools to achieve orderly governance and make society full of vitality. Governance system mainly refers to the construction of systems and mechanisms, including not only the physical platform, but more importantly, the institutional mechanism of cooperation and co-governance among the government, market, society and individuals.

  Zhang Shuhua:It is not enough to transform institutional advantages into governance efficiency, but also a "chemical reaction". Institutional confidence is the catalyst of "chemical reaction". We should constantly enhance institutional self-confidence, strengthen institutional theoretical research and publicity and education, guide the whole party and society to fully understand the essential characteristics and advantages of Socialism with Chinese characteristics’s system, create a strong atmosphere of wanting, being able and doing things, and make good policies bear fruit and be implemented.

  4. Top-level design and grass-roots innovation must be benign interaction.

  Bright Think Tank: How to improve the governance level and efficiency to promote the system to be further matured, finalized, improved and consolidated?

  Yan Jirong:A country’s institutional system is usually formed in major historical changes. After long-term practice, it is gradually consolidated in constant debugging and reform, and is fixed by constitution, laws, rules and other forms. The system implemented by each country has its own characteristics in name and organization, which are determined by the national conditions of each country. The design, development and perfection of the system pursue effectiveness and adaptability, and promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. The purpose is to give full play to the advantages of high efficiency, coordination and sustainability of the system, gradually improve the system, fill the shortcomings, and make the existing system mature and stereotyped.

  Yu Jianxing:The key to promoting the further maturity of the system is to promote the implementation of policies at the grassroots level, so as to test and improve the system in practice. Since the reform and opening up, the reform of "crossing the river by feeling the stones" has become an important part of the miracle of China. In the new century, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has always been an important mechanism in the field of local governance and social innovation to take local experiments as samples and upgrade successful experiences to national top-level design and promote them throughout the country. Local innovation is not only the implementation of top-level design, but also an important means to improve the level and efficiency of local governance, and it is also a process of continuous improvement within the framework of top-level design and eventually becoming a new, more mature and perfect national system. To improve the level and efficiency of national governance, it is necessary to achieve a benign interaction between top-level design and grassroots innovation.

  Chen Jiagang:System is a summary of human social knowledge and experience. A mature and stereotyped system must have a widely recognized foundation. It is necessary to promote institutional innovation so that emerging social relations can operate under institutional norms. This requires attention to maintain four balances: first, the balance between system scale and system performance. How many systems are appropriate and how large the system is appropriate should be measured according to the actual situation and system performance; The second is the balance between institutional measures and institutional goals. Measures are to achieve the goal, and the system design that is conducive to promoting the implementation of the goal is reasonable and scientific, and it is necessary to avoid deviating from the goal in the process of system design; The third is the balance between institutional constraints and institutional incentives. The system has both restrictive function and incentive orientation, and comprehensively deepening the reform especially needs the system design to stimulate the power and potential; The fourth is the balance between system formulation and extensive participation. Only by establishing a relationship with the object of the system can the system abide by it, give full play to its effectiveness and maintain its authority and continuity.

  Zhang Shuhua:To open up a new realm of "the rule of China", we must unswervingly adhere to the greatest advantage of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership. At present, we should adhere to the problem orientation, give more prominence to governance efficiency, and overcome the "idling" of reform under formalism and bureaucracy. Focus on the needs of development, the aspirations of the grassroots, and the aspirations of the people, strengthen the cooperation and linkage of relevant institutions, and make up our minds to get rid of the shortcomings of the institutional mechanisms that restrict reform and development, so as to make the party and state institutions more scientific, more optimized in functions, more coordinated in powers and responsibilities, more powerful in supervision, and more efficient in operation. Only in this way can we give full play to the effectiveness of the system, give people a sense of gain and development, and make our system more consolidated.

  (Project Team: Guangming Daily All-Media Reporter John Zhang, Wang Simin, Jiang Xinjun, Cheng Yaqian, Associate Research Fellow of Guangming Think Tank Jiao Dewu)

  Guangming Daily (November 12, 2019, 07 edition)

Why did the three major airlines purchasing 292 Airbus reach the biggest order in history at present?

  China Southern Airlines purchased 96 aircraft.

  The basic price is about $12.248 billion.

  China Eastern Airlines buys 100 aircraft.

  The total basic price is about $12.796 billion.

  Air China and its holding subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines purchased a total of 96 aircraft.

  The total basic price is about $12.213 billion.

  The aircraft ordered by the three major airlines will be delivered from 2023 to 2027.

  On July 1st, China Southern Airlines, Air China and China Eastern Airlines, the three largest domestic airlines, announced that they had signed a purchase agreement with European aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus — — A total of 292 A320NEO series aircraft were purchased, and the total purchase amount will reach 37.257 billion US dollars (about 249.1 billion yuan). This transaction is the single order with the largest quantity and the highest order amount among the three major airlines in the history of aircraft purchase, and it is also the first large-scale passenger aircraft order announced by China civil aviation industry in recent three years.

  Why did the three major airlines reach the biggest order in history at present? Why did this "group purchase" order select Airbus A320NEO? 249.1 billion yuan is not a small sum. Under the influence of the epidemic, where did this money come from? Does the large-scale purchase of aircraft in the downturn of the aviation industry signal the full recovery of China’s civil aviation industry?

  Why buy it?

  Optimization of fleet structure and long-term capacity supplement are the main reasons

  At present, the aviation market has not fully recovered, so why did the three major airlines sign the largest order in history at this node?

  Qi Qi, an expert of China Civil Aviation High-quality Development Research Center and an associate professor of guangzhou civil aviation Vocational and Technical College, said: "It can be said that it is a compensatory consumption. Because there are many uncertainties during the whole epidemic, it is difficult for airlines to make a large-scale purchase of aircraft. At present, we see that the whole signal of aviation recovery is relatively strong. At this moment, it is actually an important performance of market confidence for airlines to buy related models in a big way. "

  The reporter noticed that in the announcements of the three airlines, the main reason for purchasing the aircraft this time was mentioned, that is, the aircraft transaction was in line with the company’s "14 th Five-Year Plan" development and market demand, and the company needed to plan and reserve the fleet capacity in advance, optimize the fleet structure and supplement the long-term capacity. Air China said that the introduction of new aircraft will be concentrated after 2024, and this transaction will increase the Group’s capacity by about 10.4%. China Eastern Airlines said that after the introduction of this aircraft, it will be mainly put into the domestic trunk network market to encrypt high-yield routes and develop potential markets. China Southern Airlines said that the purchase of 96 A320NEO series aircraft will increase the Group’s capacity by about 13.0%.

  Why buy it now?

  More bargaining power, the purchase price is more favorable

  The consumption potential and confidence of the market are constantly increasing. However, at present, the civil aviation industry in China has not fully recovered to the pre-epidemic level, and the seat capacity that the industry as a whole can provide is still far higher than the current market demand. So is it necessary to order so many new planes now? In this regard, experts said that the replacement of old and new models can promote the metabolism of the industry. In the future, the aviation market will be huge, and China needs to continuously increase new capacity to keep the airline fleet younger.

  Experts said that due to the impact of the epidemic, the speed of aircraft introduction of the three major airlines has greatly slowed down in the past two years. Take Air China China as an example. By the end of 2021, the fleet size was 746, a net increase of 52 compared with the end of 2019. The average annual import rate is between 1% and 3%, which is far from the previous rate of 6%-8%.

  Qi Qi believes that many domestic models are relatively old. In the aviation field, the fuel economy of new aircraft will be much better than that of old models, which also urges airlines to accelerate the iteration of old models. In addition, with the market recovery and business development, the domestic aviation market also needs to continuously increase new capacity.

  The transaction amount of this large passenger plane order is nearly 250 billion yuan. However, the three major airlines all said that Airbus will give a larger discount in the actual transaction, and the actual price of the aircraft will be lower than the above basic price. Therefore, experts also speculate that airlines have more bargaining power to buy new aircraft at this node at a more favorable purchase price, which is also one of the main factors for the three major airlines to concentrate on buying new aircraft.

  Why A320NEO?

  Domestic airlines have a strong demand for narrow-body aircraft.

  Even if the moment is a good opportunity, why did the three major airlines choose Airbus’s narrow-body A320NEO? A320NEO series aircraft is the latest generation of narrow-body aircraft of Airbus, the best-selling New Engine Option of A320 series aircraft, and the fist product of Airbus in the single-aisle narrow-body aircraft market at present.

  Single-channel narrow-body aircraft is the main passenger aircraft on domestic routes and short-haul international routes. By the end of 2021, there were 4,054 registered aircraft in the civil aviation industry, among which 3,178 were narrow-body aircraft, accounting for nearly 80% of the transport fleet.

  Qiao Shanxun, secretary-general of the Expert Committee of Henan Aviation Industry Association and researcher of Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Aviation Economic Development, told reporters that domestic airlines have a strong demand for narrow-body aircraft, and the three major airlines themselves have a large-scale narrow-body fleet. At present, the proportion of narrow-body aircraft is 70% to 90%, and they have their own needs for renewal of old aircraft.

  Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 are the two most popular single-aisle passenger aircraft in the world, which is also one of the most competitive markets between Airbus and Boeing, an American veteran aircraft manufacturer. In 2021, Airbus delivered a total of 611 passenger planes, while Boeing delivered only 340 in the same year. Airbus has become the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer for three consecutive years. After the successive accidents of Boeing 737MAX, Airbus has taken the lead in the single-aisle passenger aircraft market.

  Where does the money come from?

  Business operation, commercial bank loans and other financing methods

  Buying aircraft is a major capital expenditure for airlines, which will increase the scale of airline debt. At present, affected by the repeated epidemic and the high international crude oil price, the performance of the three major airlines fell further in the first quarter of 2022, with a total loss of over 20 billion yuan. In this case, where does the money for buying a plane come from? Will cash flow be affected? Will it further increase the scale of airline debt?

  Experts said that as a high-value product, aircraft is not a spot transaction. At the same time, the manufacturing cycle is relatively long, so the order is usually signed 3-5 years in advance. The 292 aircraft ordered this time will also be introduced in years and batches. Taking Air China as an example, public information shows that the purchased aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in batches from 2023 to 2027; Shenzhen Airlines, the holding subsidiary, plans to purchase aircraft in batches from 2024 to 2026.

  In the announcement, the three major airlines all said that the money for buying planes does not need to be paid in one lump sum. Because it is annual, the aircraft are delivered in batches every year, so it is customary to pay part of the advance payment in installments, and then pay off the balance on the delivery date of each aircraft. In the announcement, all three airlines said that they would provide funds for the purchase of aircraft through business operations, commercial bank loans or other financing methods. The transaction amount is paid by installment, which is not expected to have a significant impact on the company’s cash flow and business operations.

  Expert opinion

  The deep cooperation model between Airbus and China aviation industry is highly recognized.

  As a supplier, Airbus confirmed the news of this order in official website for the first time. Scheler, chief commercial officer of Airbus and head of Airbus’s international business, said: "We commend the excellent work done by the entire Airbus China team and our customer team. They had a long and extensive discussion during the difficult COVID-19 epidemic." As of May this year, there were more than 2,070 Airbus aircraft operating in China.

  Experts said that the massive purchase of Airbus aircraft by China’s three major airlines also released a positive signal, which once again confirmed that the deep cooperation model between Airbus and China aviation industry was highly recognized. In addition, Airbus has three production assembly lines in Tianjin, which also reflects the good coordinated development of aircraft manufacturers and domestic aviation industry. Comprehensive CCTV News, The Paper