Electric airfield buses for China Eastern Airlines, by Yutong

Airfield buses become electric in China. Yutong has just delivered a batch of 12 electric airfield buses in Beijing to China Eastern Airlines. This contract stands out for being Yutong’s largest single order of electric airfield buses. In Europe, Brussels airport opted for electric buses for shuttle services with a fleet of BYD e-buses. And BYD e-buses work as airport shuttles already in Amsterdam Schiphol.

Yutong electric airfield buses in Beijing

The model involved in this supply is the Yutong ZK6140BEVBD electric airfield bus. The buses will be put into operation at Beijing Daxing International Airport, opened in September 2019. The Yutong ZK6140BEVBD full electric airfield bus has undergone a host of rigorous tests. The bus features cathodic electrophoresis coating and NVH mute technology.

China Eastern Airlines with electric airfield buses

China Eastern Airlines started the cooperation with Yutong in 2012. So far, it totally has nearly 80 units of Yutong airfield buses. Yutong highlights that it has began to develop airfield buses in 2006 and started to sell the products in 2008. Up to now, Yutong has totally delivered more than 600 units to customers, which are not only popular in the domestic market, but also have been exported to Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Asia and CIS. The export volume and market share ranked first in China’s bus industry.