Airbus Looks To Double Chinese Sourcing In Three Years

Credit: Airbus Concept
A new aircraft assembly facility was constructed in Tianjin in 18 months—a fraction of the time it would have taken in Europe or the U.S.—and built into it is ample room for expansion. This port city of 15 million people is home to an airline that operates widebody aircraft, even though Beijing’s...
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Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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