XWB
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Post by XWB on Jul 31, 2014 21:53:52 GMT 1
TSN A330 Completion Center ............................................................ | MSN | Airline | F- Test Reg | B- Test Reg | Final Reg | TLS-TSN | Delivered | | 1805 | Tianjin Airlines | F-WWYF | B-005A | B-8596 | 09-08-2017 | 19-09-2017 (#1) | | 1816 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWYN | B-005C | B-8863 | 29-08-2017 | 15-12-2017 (#2) | | 1833 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWYL | B-005A | B-1049 | 22-01-2018 | 27-03-2018 (#3) | | 1841 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWKO | B-005D | B-1066 | 13-12-2017 | 25-04-2018 (#4) | | 1849 | Tianjin Airlines | F-WWYE | B-005E | B-302D | 22-02-2018 | 07-08-2018 (#6) | | 1860 | Hainan Airlines | F-WWYH | B-005C | B-1097 | 09-04-2018 | 12-01-2019 (#12) | | 1868 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWYQ | B-005A | B-300Q | 17-04-2018 | 13-07-2018 (#5) | | 1873 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWKF | B-005X | B-300P | 28-05-2018 | 17-08-2018 (#7) | | 1880 | Capital Airlines | F-WWYJ | B-005F | B-305R | 21-06-2018 | 18-12-2018 (#10) | | 1881 | China Eastern Airlines | F-WWYA | B-005G | B-303D | 03-07-2018 | 21-09-2018 (#8) | | 1885 | China Southern Airlines | F-WWCE | B-005A | B-300V | 31-07-2018 | 30-10-2018 (#9) | | 1889 | Shenzhen Airlines | F-WWYS | B-005E | B-303N | 07-08-2018 | 19-01-2019 (#14) | | 1893 | Hainan Airlines | F-WWCO | B-005D | B-304L | 10-09-2018 | 16-01-2019 (#13) | | 1894 | China Southern Airlines | F-WWCV | B-005G | B-300U | 28-09-2018 | 19-12-2018 (#11) | | 1902 | Hong Kong Airlines | F-WWKO | B-005A | B- | 15-11-2018 | Flew back to TLS 06-12-2019 | | 1907 | Hong Kong Airlines | F-WWKA | B-005G | B- | 29-11-2018 | Flew back to TLS 15-11-2019 | | 1912 | Sichuan Airlines | F-WWKH | B-005F | B-308F | 19-02-2019 | 24-05-2019 (#15) | | 1917 | Capital Airlines
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............................................................ Airbus will sign a deal to go ahead with an assembly line for its long-awaited A330-300 regional aircraft in China. atwonline.com/manufacturers/airbus-build-a330-regionals-china |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Jul 31, 2014 22:03:54 GMT 1
That's major information. As the article is behind a paywall, I wonder whether the project is still to open a completion center in China (as previously discussed), or to create a new assembly line ...
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Post by Jkkw on Aug 1, 2014 4:10:15 GMT 1
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Post by someone on Aug 1, 2014 7:01:24 GMT 1
Some places writes about an outfitting center in China, and not an actual production line?
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Aug 1, 2014 8:48:02 GMT 1
I don't think Airbus can have an additional A330 FAL ready by 2016.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 1, 2014 9:19:28 GMT 1
We'll probably have to wait for official information to understand industrial implications.
It could be an outfitting center (as previously mentioned), a new FAL (as pointed out by XWB, the timeline does not support that) or something in-between (either an outfitting center officially dubbed "FAL" or an "improved outfitting center" performing a little more work than outfitting proper).
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s543
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Post by s543 on Aug 1, 2014 11:33:01 GMT 1
Makes sense - they make FF from TLS and than transfer to China and outfitting there - similar to TLS - XFW with A380 - it makes sense, and is in the timeframe doable
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Post by trumpton on Aug 1, 2014 14:55:29 GMT 1
It may make sense but the current arrangement of building 380's in TLS and outfitting in XFW hasn't exactly been ideal. China is a bloody long away if there are any problems, especially if there has to be several transfer flights in each direction.
The Chinese have a reputation for getting things done double quick so who knows.
It does all look a bit unattainable though.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Aug 1, 2014 15:35:15 GMT 1
It could be an outfitting center (as previously mentioned), a new FAL (as pointed out by XWB, the timeline does not support that) or something in-between (either an outfitting center officially dubbed "FAL" or an "improved outfitting center" performing a little more work than outfitting proper). We can only speculate at this point. I don't think Airbus will move the FAL to China. They need to assemble, test and certify the NEO in France. Besides, the Beluga's don't have enough range to reach TJN. Moving the FAL to China would require a major change in the supply chain. Airbus could duplicate a FAL in China, but that's weird for only 180 to 200 A330s. I think it will be an outfit hangar. It would not be the first time that the media chose the wrong words. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 1, 2014 16:13:46 GMT 1
The wording could have been chosen to placate China ... Save face, again !
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