HNA Group aircraft: delivery delays to new A330s

Airbus is reportedly withholding delivery of new A330 jets destined for HNA unit airlines according to Reuters HNA's financial issues may be the cause. The CAPA Fleet Database shows that a number of HNA airline units had A330s manufactured as late as the end of 2017 and throughout 2018, and that these aircraft should have been delivered by now.

There may be other influences at play. Since last autumn mainland Chinese airlines overall have taken longer on average than non-Chinese airlines to receive an A330 on delivery after manufacture, according to CAPA's Fleet Database, but HNA Group airlines have taken even longer than the average of other mainland Chinese airlines.

The A350 has been delayed in delivery to Chinese airlines due to slow Chinese regulatory certification processing, but once this clears shortly, there are lingering concerns because a number of mainland Chinese HNA airlines have ordered the A350.