A screenshot of the Airbus website

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company and Airbus have signed a record deal worth 35 billion U.S. dollars in Paris on Monday for the purchase of 290 narrow-body A320 and 10 wide-body A350 XWB aircraft.

President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the deal with French President Emmanuel Macron at a ceremony in France during this week's state visit by the Chinese leader.

China Aviation Supplies announced news of the deal on its website, saying that air transportation had grown rapidly in China in recent years. "In order to meet the developing needs of our enterprises and address demand in the air transportation market, we decided to purchase a batch of Airbus aircraft to expand our carrying capacity."

President Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of the deal with French President Emmanuel Macron at a ceremony in France during this week's state visit by the Chinese leader.

China Aviation Supplies announced news of the deal on its website, saying that air transportation had grown rapidly in China in recent years. "In order to meet the developing needs of our enterprises and address demand in the air transportation market, we decided to purchase a batch of Airbus aircraft to expand our carrying capacity."

As of the start of this year, 1,730 Airbus aircraft were in service with airlines in China, including 1,455 of the A320 and 17 of the A350 XWB.