Airbus to open assembly line

Airbus, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, will open an A320 family final assembly line in Tianjin at the end of this month, the company's first final assembly line outside Europe.

As a joint venture between Airbus, Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC), the assembly line is based on the latest state-of-the-art Airbus single-aisle final assembly line in Hamburg, Germany.

The aircraft will be assembled and delivered in China to the same standards as those assembled and delivered in Europe, according to Airbus.