TIANJIN, (Xinhua) -- Airbus and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China Xi'an Aircraft International (Tianjin) Corporation (AVIC XAT), officially launched the first A321 aircraft fuselage equipping cooperative project in China on Tuesday.
The move to localize this crucial and sophisticated equipping process for Airbus' top-selling narrow-body aircraft in China, which accounts for approximately 40 percent of A320 family aircraft delivered from Airbus Tianjin since 2024, underscores the European manufacturer's confidence in China's supply chain capabilities and deepening industrial partnership.
Fuselage equipping involves installing and testing a mass of key components onto the front and rear sections of aircraft before final assembly. The front and rear sections of the first A321 have arrived at Tianjin Port in north China in early July and have been transferred to AVIC XAT's facility.
The A321 fuselage systems equipping is scheduled for completion this October before delivery to Airbus Tianjin's Final Assembly Line (FAL), according to Airbus.
