Airbus moving production to China

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to move its wing production and assembly base to China over the next seven to 10 years, China Daily said. Airbus China president Guy McLeod told the newspaper that trial installation in the UK of wing parts manufactured by Shenyang Aircraft Co and Xian Aircraft Co demonstrated the technical capabilities of Chinese manufacturers.

Negotiations are now under way with Chinese manufacturers to produce wings for A320 aircraft and the process of transferring their production and assembly to China should be completed within a decade.