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| First Chinese-assembled A320 delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing for service with Sichuan Airlines 23 June 2009 | |
 | Delivery of the initial Chinese-built A320 Family aircraft represents a new step in Airbus' internationalisation of its industrial base, and further broadens the company's presence in China's dynamic airline market. This milestone jetliner was accepted today at the new Final Assembly Line facility in Tianjin, China by Dragon Aviation Leasing for lease and operation by Sichuan Airlines. It was the first Airbus aircraft ever produced outside of Europe, and is a key element in the company's strategic long-term partnership with China and the Chinese industry. The Tianjin Final Assembly Line is a joint venture between Airbus and a Chinese consortium comprising the Tianjin Free Trade Zone and the China Aviation Industry Corporation. It is assembling the A319 and A320 versions of Airbus' popular single-aisle A320 Family, with 11 aircraft scheduled for delivery this year. The facility's production output will reach the rate of four aircraft per month by the end of 2011. Aircraft build-up activity began at Tianjin in August 2008, with its organisation and work flow patterned after the latest state-of-the-art Airbus single-aisle final assembly line, located in Hamburg, Germany. The original A320 Family assembly site in Toulouse, France also continues to be active - providing a total of three locations that contribute to Airbus' sustained output of A318, A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. Delivery of the no. 1 Chinese-built A320 from Tianjin will further expand Sichuan Airlines' all-Airbus fleet, which consisted of 40 A319s, A320s and A321s prior to today's delivery. The Tianjin-assembled A320 is configured in a two-class configuration with eight first class seats and 156 in economy, and is to be deployed by Sichuan Airlines beginning tomorrow on domestic trunk routes from the airline's Chengdu base to such major cities as Beijing and Shanghai. Chinese customers have ordered close to 600 A320 Family aircraft, with almost 400 in operation with 11 operators in China at the end of May. Worldwide, more than 6,300 Airbus A320 Family aircraft have been sold to date, with nearly 3,900 delivered to some 300 customers and operators around the globe. Delivery ceremony highlights for Airbus' first A320 built on the Tianjin, China Final Assembly Line are provided in the video clip (12.1 Mb). | |
| Paris Air Show 2009: honouring the past and building the future 21 June 2009 Airbus marked the company's 40-year history and prepared for its next four decades with a high-level participation at the 2009 Paris Air Show - during which orders and commitments for 127 aircraft were announced. | |
| Flight display marks 40 years of Airbus innovation 17 June 2009 Back-to-back flight demonstrations of Airbus' A300, A320, A340 and A380 underscore the company's four decades of innovation, and marked a highlight of the 2009 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport. | |
| Airbus looks beyond today's economic downturn 16 June 2009 During Airbus' traditional Paris Air Show press conference, President and CEO Tom Enders underscored the company's 2009 priorities to secure deliveries, assist customers and manage its order book. | |
| New report confirms the aviation industry's global benefits 11 June 2009 Oxford Economics' new report "Aviation: The Real World Wide Web" details the positive social and economic impacts that air transport - and industry partners such as Airbus - have across the globe. | |
| World Environment Day 2009: Airbus highlights range of eco-efficiency activities 5 June 2009 Airbus is using a combination of established methods and less traditional techniques to enhance eco-efficiency at several sites. | |
| Chinese A320 Family assembly line marks new achievement with first flight of a local-built aircraft 18 May 2009 The maiden flight of the initial A320 built at Airbus' new final assembly line in Tianjin, China - the first aircraft produced outside of Airbus' European facilities - marks a milestone in the expansion of the company's global industrial network. | |
| New payload/range capability for the A330-200 8 May 2009 A new 5 metric tonne increase in maximum takeoff weight will further improve the A330-200's payload/range capabilities, providing improved revenues on existing routes and enabling airlines to expand their networks with Airbus' highly efficient twin-jet airliner. | |
| First fuselage section for the A330-200F freighter is delivered 30 April 2009 The initial forward fuselage section for Airbus' new-generation cargo jetliner has been airlifted from Germany to France, where final assembly of the no. 1 A330-200F will begin this summer. | |
| Airbus broadens its activity with the integration of Airbus Military 15 April 2009 The new Airbus Military business unit is responsible for a full product line of multi-role airlifters, aerial tankers and tactical transports - bringing more than 4,500 highly-skilled employees into the Airbus team. | |
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