Gallery: An exclusive look inside Airbus's new Tianjin A330 facility
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Chinese drummers welcomed guests for the opening of the A330 Completion and Delivery Center in Tianjin China.
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The new plant includes a paint shop, weighing hangar and one main hangar with three aircraft positions covering an area of 16,800 sq m. The A330 C&DC in Tianjin will employ more than 250 people and is ready to deliver two aircraft per month by early 2019.
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Inside the new Completion and Delivery Center is the second aircraft for delivery, an A330-300 for China Eastern Airlines.
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The first aircraft delivered from the new facility is an Airbus A330-200 forTianjin Airlines.
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Near the Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Center is the Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the A319 and A320 aircraft. The first China-built aircraft was delivered in June 2009.
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A map of the Airbus plant in Tianjin. On the left is the A320 FAL and to the right is the newly established A330 C&DC, which can also be adapted to the A330neo and A350 aircraft.
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Another A320, which will be assembled in Tianjin. In 2017, 33 aircraft have been delivered from Tianjin.
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Airbus's joint venture, Harbin Hafei Composite Manufacturing Center, which assembles many A320 and A350 parts including elevators and rudders.
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Composite shopfloor manager Antonin Alamelle explains the production of an A350 elevator. The parts will be shipped to Europe, which takes about two months onboard a container ship.
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Employees work on an A350 rudder. Per month, six A350 rudders and 45 A320 rudders are produced in Harbin and sent to Airbus in Europe. 80% of all A320 single-aisle aircraft rudders are produced in Harbin.
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Another A350 elevator, which is located on the wing in the rear of the aircraft close to the tail, will be prepared for the next step of manufacturing.
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European aircraft manufacturer Airbus opened an A330 Completion and Delivery Center in Tianjin, China, to strengthen its expansion and strategic partnership with China. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, was delivered to Tianjin Airlines, the carrier’s fourth of the type. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was invited to visit Airbus in Beijing, Tianjin and Harbin.