Several large Chinese airlines started dividing up a 500-plane mega-order for Airbus SE jets, Bloomberg quoted sources as saying. CHINA SOUTH AIR (01055.HK) -0.070 (-1.768%) Short selling $12.98M; Ratio 11.269% , AIR CHINA (00753.HK) -0.280 (-5.128%) Short selling $57.69M; Ratio 11.911% and CHINA EAST AIR (00670.HK) -0.090 (-2.830%) Short selling $3.74M; Ratio 8.169% planned to purchase approx. 100 aircraft each, while smaller airlines like Xiamen Airlines and Sichuan Airlines aimed to acquire nearly 35 aircraft.The order for 500 aircraft was initially intended to be announced during the China-EU 50th anniversary meeting in Beijing in early July, the report added. However, due to trade frictions and the Ukraine war, no transaction was ultimately announced.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-22 16:25.)