Source: CARNOC.com Author: 07/08/2008
Subject Concerned: Aircraft
The first batch of parts for Airbus' first A320 assembly in China had all been transported to the final assembly line in Tianjin by early July.
This batch of parts with a total value of EUR994,000 will mainly be used for the aircraft landing gears, sources told CARNOC.com.
It's understood by CARNOC.com that Customs officials based in Tianjin Bonded Zone went to the site of final assembly line, they checked the goods and finalized all necessary paperwork.
With the arrival of these parts, the assembly of Airbus A320 aircraft has officially entered the countdown period.
CARNOC.com has been informed that the Airbus final assembly line plant in Tianjin will hopefully be put into use around mid-August with the assembly of first Airbus A320 to start before the end of August.
All information is based on Chinese press report with translation by Swift Flight Translation Corporation.