China-assembled airbus set for test

TIANJIN: The first Airbus A320 aircraft assembled in China is scheduled to make a test flight in May, about a month before its delivery, an official said here yesterday.

The flight will be held at Tianjin Airport, where a new runway is being built to facilitate trial flights of all A320 aircraft, Feng Zhijiang, head of the administrative committee of the Tianjin Free Trade Zone, said.

Five A320s are currently being put together at the Tianjin final assembly line, the first Airbus production facility outside Europe.