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Airbus delivers first A330 from new Tianjin Completion and Delivery Centre
September 22nd 2017
On Wednesday, Airbus inaugurated its A330 completion and delivery centre (CDC) in Tianjin, China. Read More » The OEM plans to deliver two A330s a month from the facility by early 2019. HNA Group’s Tianjin Airlines received the first A330 from the CDC as part of the formal opening ceremonies.
Located at the same site as the Airbus Tianjin A320 Family Final Assembly Line, the A330 CDC covers aircraft completion activities including cabin installation, aircraft painting and production flight tests as well as customer flight acceptance and aircraft delivery. The CDC will employ approximately 250 staff.
“The inauguration of our A330 CDC in Tianjin, together with the first of many deliveries, marks a new milestone for Airbus’ international footprint and underlines the strong spirit of cooperation with our Chinese partners,” said Airbus COO and President of Commercial Aircraft, Fabrice Bregier. “Wide-body aircraft completed in China is an Airbus and an industry first that demonstrates our mutual commitment to a strong and growing Chinese aviation sector.”
At the end of August, there were 1,484 Airbus aircraft in service with Chinese airlines: 1,263 A320 Family aircraft, 202 A330 Family aircraft and five A380s as well as Airbus freighters and Airbus Corporate Jets. The OEM is chasing A350 and A380 sales on the Mainland and said recently there was demand for 60-100 A380s in China in the next 5-7 years.
