[Commentary] On July 21st, the aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered an Airbus A350-900 aircraft at its wide-body aircraft completion and delivery center in Tianjin, China. This is Airbus’s first aircraft outside Europe and the first in Europe. China's Airbus A350 aircraft completed cabin installation and aircraft painting.
[Explanation] The aircraft number is B-323H, the words "1st A350 delivered from China" are sprayed on the fuselage, and the cockpit porthole has an iconic black frame.
The aircraft is operated by China Eastern Airlines. This is China Eastern Airlines’ 742th aircraft, the 416th Airbus aircraft, and the 10th A350 aircraft.
[Concurrent] Xu Gang, Executive Vice President of Airbus Global and CEO of Airbus China
The first A350 aircraft delivered locally in China is a very important milestone. This milestone largely proves our confidence in the Chinese market and the Chinese market in the post-epidemic era. It also proves our investment environment in Tianjin and our peace Tianjin and AVIC have confidence in this kind of cooperation as partners.
[Explanation] The Airbus Tianjin Widebody Aircraft Completion and Delivery Center was opened in September 2017. The main task is to carry out cabin installation, aircraft painting, flight testing and customer acceptance of the "green aircraft" flying from the Airbus factory in France. After the work is delivered to the customer, the initial stage will be the completion and delivery of the A330 aircraft. In 2019, the completion and delivery of the Airbus A350 aircraft will be announced.
[Explanation] The so-called "green aircraft" refers to an aircraft that can safely fly after the final assembly of the aircraft but is not equipped with cabin facilities and spray paint.
On April 21, 2021, the plane flew from France to Tianjin, where follow-up links including cabin installation and flight testing were carried out.
[Concurrent] Xu Gang, Executive Vice President of Airbus Global and CEO of Airbus China
I think the delivery of this A350 also shows our confidence in the latest generation of aircraft, a high-tech product, assembled in China and completed by the employees of Airbus China.
[Explanation] Xu Gang introduced that in 2021, Airbus Tianjin plans to deliver 5 A350 aircraft to Chinese airlines. In the next step, Airbus Tianjin will speed up production based on its own capabilities and market demand.
[Concurrent] Xu Gang, Executive Vice President of Airbus Global and CEO of Airbus China
The Tianjin final assembly line project of Airbus has always been hailed as a model project of China-EU cooperation in the high-tech field. Today, it has passed a new milestone. It can continue to deepen cooperation in the future and has been leading China-EU cooperation in industrial cooperation and high-tech fields. The cooperation has become a model.
Reporter Liu Chao from Tianjin
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]