Airbus and China grows long-standing partnership:
6 November 2019:Airbus and China are growing their long-standing partnership as both sides commit to broadening the cooperation in the aviation industry.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by He Lifeng, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China and Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer for the Further Development of Industrial Cooperation. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron at Beijing.
According to the MoU, both sides will take practical and effective measures for new initiatives regarding both Airbus single-aisle and widebody aircraft. As a part of Airbus'goal to obtain a global A320 Family production rate of 63 aircraft per month in 2021, the Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line (FAL Asia) remains on track to ramp up its production to six aircraft per month by the end of 2019, which is a 50 per cent increase compared to its original design. A350 XWB capabilities will be extended into the Airbus Tianjin wide-body Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) from the second half of 2020. The C&DC is slated to deliver its first A350 aircraft by 2021 from Tianjin.
"We attach great importance to our long-term strategic partnership with China and its aviation industry," said Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. "Airbus is committed to serving this growth sector with the diverse portfolio it has to offer and we are committed to working with our Chinese partners to shape the future of the industry."
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