Staff inspect the A320 parts arriving at the Tianjin Assembly Line, Sept. 2. (Photo/Xinhua) |
The Airbus
assembly line in north China's Tianjin has received parts for the 200th A320
family aircraft, which will be delivered to China Eastern Airlines in December,
Airbus said Tuesday.
Sections
including the forward and aft fuselage, horizontal and vertical tail, main
landing gear doors, inner flaps and engine pylons reached the A320 Family Final
Assembly Line China in Tianjin on Tuesday.
Those parts
and components were produced at different Airbus sites in Europe and carried by
a commercial cargo vessel from Hamburg to Tianjin, Airbus said.
The wings
for the A320 Family aircraft assembled at the Tianjin assembly line are locally
produced in Tianjin by Airbus's partner Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group)
Company, while the engines will arrive at a later date directly from the engine
supplier.
The final
assembly line in China is a joint venture between Airbus and a Chinese
consortium including the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry
Corporation.
It started
operations in Aug. 2008, assembling A319 and A320 aircraft. So far, a total of
186 A320 family aircraft have been delivered from Tianjin.
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