Chinese Airbus delivered

AIRBUS has delivered the first A320 from its new Chinese assembly line to Sichuan Airlines.  Back in 1995 the domestic carrier became the first Chinese operator of the A320 and now has a fleet of 40 with a further 12 on order.  Chinese airlines have ordered close to 600 A320 family aircraft in total.  Eleven A319 and A320 aircraft are scheduled for delivery from the plant at Tianjin (northern China) in 2009 which will be ramped up to four aircraft per month by the end of 2011. www.airbus.com

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