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First Airbus China-assembled aircraft delivered to European airline
Updated 15:47, 28-Jun-2023
CGTN
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For the first time, Airbus delivered an aircraft assembled in north China's Tianjin Municipality to a European client on Tuesday.

Hungary's Wizz Air, the largest Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier, took its first A321neo aircraft assembled in Airbus' Final Assembly Line (FAL Asia) at an event in Tianjin.

The delivery is a milestone for Airbus Tianjin, said Christoph Schrempp, general manager of Airbus Tianjin Delivery Center.

The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua
The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua

The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua

Against the backdrop of China's strong economic recovery, FAL Asia has continued to boost its assembling capacity, helping to meet the demand of more international customers and injecting new impetus into the global aviation market, he said.

To meet the increasing demand for the popular A321 model, Airbus announced its plan to expand the capability of its FAL in Tianjin to A321 production in 2021.

The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua
The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua

The A321neo aircraft delivered to Hungary's Wizz Air in north China's Tianjin, June 27, 2023. /Xinhua

The A321neo, the largest member of the A320 family, can carry up to 244 passengers.

Inaugurated in 2008, the FAL in Tianjin was the first Airbus commercial aircraft assembly line outside Europe. Since its first A320 delivery in 2009, Airbus' FAL in Tianjin has delivered more than 600 aircraft over its 14 years in operation.

In April, Airbus announced the building of a second assembly line in Tianjin to expand the production capacity of the A320 family of passenger aircraft to meet the demand of global clients.

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(With input from Xinhua)

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