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Tianjin may get A350 airframe work

By Wang Yu (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-22 08:01

In addition to the final assembly line for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, Tianjin may secure a part of the work that Airbus has allocated to Chinese counterparts for its A350 program.

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"Negotiations are underway between Airbus and relevant Chinese counterparts to locate a part of the A350 work in Tianjin. It will involve a new segment within the airplane manufacturing industry," Marc Bertiaux, vice-president of Airbus Cooperation and Partnership with China, said.

Bertiaux did not, however, disclose details of the possible new project in Tianjin citing commercial considerations. Airbus had signed a deal with China's top planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission, in 2007 wherein it agreed to allocate 5 percent of the A350 XWB airframe work to the Chinese aviation industry.

The port municipality of Tianjin was also best placed to compete with other cities for Airbus' planned logistics center in China, Bertiaux said.

The Airbus Logistics Center is supposed to offer efficient and effective logistics services for Airbus' airplane manufacturing activity in China... 

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