Airbus starts A321 aircraft production in China's Tianjin

Airbus starts A321 aircraft production in China's Tianjin

At its Final Assembly Line Asia (FALA) facility in Tianjin, north China, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus began producing A321 aircraft

on Wednesday, demonstrating that China is capable of supplying all models of Airbus' A320 family of aircraft.

Early next year is anticipated for delivery of the first A321 built in Tianjin. As of right now, the company's backlog

A321 aircraft makes up about 60% of its whole global backlog for the A320 series of aircraft.

The single-aisle A321 variant can carry more than 200 passengers and can travel long distances

with the same capacity as a wide-bodied aircraft, but at less expensive operating costs.

China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–25) projects that by 2025, the nation's civil aviation industry will transport 930 million passengers

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