Successful supply of the primary A321 plane permits Airbus to honor the recognition of the plane for the China market and past
Airbus has delivered the primary A321neo plane assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) to China’s Juneyao Air in Tianjin, China. The plane is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines and options 207 snug seats, 8 in Business and 199 in Economy class. Its supply flight is to make use of a ten p.c Sustainable Aviation Fuel mix in help of the inexperienced aviation technique in China.
“Since we announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft at FAL Tianjin last November, the relevant final assembly activities and tests went on smoothly, showcasing the maturity of FAL Tianjin to quickly adapt to new products,” stated George Xu, Airbus Executive Vice President and Airbus China CEO.
“The successful delivery of the first A321 aircraft enables Airbus to honor the popularity of the aircraft for the China market and beyond – and the consistent trust and support from our customers. Airbus continues to expand and enhance its comprehensive cooperation with China’s aviation industry, underlining its long-term commitment to China to ensure customer proximity while supporting the global commercial aircraft production ramp-up.”
Airbus has 4 A320 Family ultimate meeting services world wide: Hamburg, Germany; Toulouse, France; Tianjin, China; and Mobile, United States.
With the conversion of the Tianjin facility final 12 months, and with the latest facility about to finish its transformation in Toulouse, the worldwide industrial system shall be absolutely A321-capable, creating flexibility and agility to fulfill Airbus’ ramp up targets and the rising market success of the A321 mannequin.
Inaugurated in 2008, the FAL in Tianjin was the primary Airbus business plane meeting line outdoors Europe. In the identical 12 months, the primary plane sections arrived on web site. Since its first A320 supply in 2009, Airbus’ FAL in Tianjin has delivered greater than 600 plane over its 14 years in operation.
The A321neo is the longest-fuselage member of Airbus’ best-selling, single-aisle A320 Family, comfortably seating as many as 244 passengers, with a longest vary reaching 4,700nm/8,700km. Featuring the widest single-aisle cabin within the sky, the A320neo Family gives at the very least 20 p.c discount in gasoline consumption and CO 2 in addition to a 50 p.c noise discount in comparison with earlier technology plane, because of incorporating the very newest applied sciences together with new technology engines and Sharklets.
By the tip of January 2023, the A320neo Family had obtained over 8,600 agency orders from greater than 130 clients worldwide.
