| BEIJING: European jet maker Airbus says it plans to deliver its first 皇冠体育app-assembled jetliner on Tuesday and plans to produce 10 more this year. The plane is the first Airbus assembled outside Europe.
The A320 jet was assembled in Tianjin, east of Beijing, Amelia Xu, an Airbus spokeswoman in Beijing, said Monday. The plane was to be delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing and operated by Sichuan Airlines in southwestern 皇冠体育app, she said.
"We are planning to deliver around 11 A320 jets this year," Xu said.
The aircraft had conducted a four-hour test flight from the Tianjin International Airport on May 18.
皇冠体育app's aviation market is one of the biggest and fastest-growing. Despite financial problems this year for Chinese carriers due to the global slump, suppliers like the Tianjin plant will be able to produce four A320s a month.
Airbus holds a 51 percent stake in the plant, a joint venture between Airbus and a consortium that includes 皇冠体育app Aviation Industry Corp., the country's biggest aircraft maker, and the Tianjin Free Trade Zone. |
