Airbus opens second final assembly line in Tianjin

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus's second final assembly line for A320 family aircraft in Tianjin was inaugurated on Wednesday and is expected to be fully operational by early 2026.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said that the addition to the company's global production system will give it the necessary flexibility and capacity to achieve its goal of producing 75 A320 family aircraft per month by 2027.

The Tianjin campus, located in Binhai New Area, was Airbus's first civil aircraft final assembly line outside of Europe. So far, the FAL has delivered more than 750 A320 family aircraft.

With the addition of this new production line, Airbus is expected to double its capacity in China and establish a global production network comprising 10 final assembly lines: four in Hamburg, Germany; two in Toulouse, France; two in Mobile, USA; and two in Tianjin.

Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Guillaume Faury in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the ministry.

Wang noted that China's market has steadily expanded in recent years, becoming the world's second-largest consumption and import market. He said that the country will further promote Chinese modernization and foster new quality productive forces, creating vast opportunities for foreign enterprises, including Airbus, according to the statement.