Airbus to build new supply chain facility in China

The aircraft manufacturer signed a framework agreement with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd. and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China to set up an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre in Tianjin.    Airbus signed a framework agreement with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company, Ltd. and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China in Toulouse, France to set up an A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China.
   The C&DC will be located near the already existing Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line in Tianjin.
   Aircraft will be assembled in Toulouse, home of Airbus’ headquarters, but aircraft completion activities, including reception, cabin installation, aircraft painting, engine run and flight test, aircraft delivery and customer flight acceptance will be completed at the C&DC in Tianjin.
   “The signature of this framework agreement on the A330 Completion and Delivery Centre will open a new chapter of strategic cooperation on wide-body aircraft with China,” Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier said in a statement. “Together, we will develop new facilities and capabilities, and attract new suppliers and businesses in China.”