Airbus agrees Chinese plane plant

European aerospace firm Airbus has agreed to build its A320 passenger plane in the Chinese city of Tianjin, June 2006. The National Development & Reform Commission of China (NDRC) and Airbus announced that the site for a potential A320 family final assembly line (FAL) in China is Tianjin Binhai New Coastal District, a state level new development zone. This follows the signing of the memorandum of understanding between NDRC and Airbus in December 2005 to further upgrade cooperation between Airbus and China in the field of civil aviation.

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Airbus: Press Release, 8.6.06: Airbus Chinese A320 final assembly line to be located in Tianjin http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release/detail/first-aircraft-sections-arrive-at-a320-final-assembly-line-in-tianjin/news-period/1214863200/2678399/archived/news-category/press_release/?tx_felogin_pi1[forgot]=1

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