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First A320 assembled in china performs flight

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. Aircraft build-up activity at this aircraft featured. Airbus is maintaining its plans to ramp up the Tianjin final assembly line's output to four aircraft per month by the end of 2011, responding to China's growing market requirement for highly efficient single-aisle aircraft. Currently, nine jetliners are in the final assembly line.Airbus' mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs and to support these aircraft with the highest quality of service. The Airbus product line comprises 14 aircraft models, from the 100-seat single-aisle A318 jetliner to the 525-seat A380 - which is the largest civil airliner in service.Airbus made 483 deliveries in 2008, surpassing the previous year's total by 30. Its total number of aircraft provided to customers worldwide was above the 5,600 mark as of April 2009, with combined orders reaching more than 9,200 single-aisle and widebody Airbus jetliners.Airbus also has expanded into the military transport aircraft sector. The A400M multi-role military airlifter - being produced under management of the Airbus Military company - will replace ageing fleets Transalls.The start-up of construction for Airbus' A350 XWB

The maiden flight of the initial A320 built at Airbus' new final assembly line in Tianjin, China - the first aircraft.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. Aircraft build-up activity at this aircraft featured.the first aircraft produced outside of Airbus' European facilities.Each aircraft features wire controls perational commonality across the range.

Currently, nine jetliners are in the final assembly lineAirbus' mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs and to support these aircraft with the highest quality of service. The Airbus product line comprises 14 aircraft models, from the 100-seat single-aisle A318 jetliner to the 525-seat A380 - which is the largest civil airliner in service.is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs.is recognized as the benchmark single-aisle aircraft family.

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First A320 assembled in china performs flight

18 May 2009

Airbus is maintaining its plans to ramp up the Tianjin final assembly line's output to four aircraft per month by the end of 2011, responding to China's growing market requirement for highly efficient single-aisle aircraft. Currently, nine jetliners are in the final assembly lineAirbus' mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs and to support these aircraft with the highest quality of service. The Airbus product line comprises 14 aircraft models, from the 100-seat single-aisle A318 jetliner to the 525-seat A380 - which is the largest civil airliner in service. The A400M multi-role military airlifter - being produced under management of the Airbus Military company - will replace ageing fleets of C-130 Hercules and C-160 Transalls. In addition, aerial tankers for in-flight refueling and transport missions are available in aircraft variants derived from the A310 and A330.Airbus entered the civil aviation scene by developing the first ever widebody twin-engine, the A300B, in the 1970s.Next, it developed a shortened version of the A300: the A310. It was the first commercial widebody to be certified for two-man crew operations from the start, as well as the initial aircraft to use composites for primary structure components.This first aircraft will be delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing in June from the Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin and will be operated by Sichuan Airlines. Chinese customers have ordered more than 700 aircraft from Airbus.This first aircraft will be delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing in June from the Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin and will be operated by Sichuan Airlines. Chinese customers have ordered more than 700 aircraft from Airbus, the majority of which are from the A320 Family. Eleven A319/A320 aircraft are scheduled for delivery in Tianjin in 2009 and the FALC production rate will be ramped up to four aircraft per month.