The Airbus assembly site in Tianjin Municipality, the northern coastal city of China, handed over its 200th aircraft-A319, the member of A320 Family aircraft, to China Eastern Airlines on a ceremony held at Tianjin Airport Economic Area on Dec 3.

The A319 aircraft [Photo provided to China Daily]

The 200th Airbus A320 Family aircraft assembled in Tianjin marks an important milestone of the Airbus partnership with China, said Eric Chen, president and CEO of Airbus China.

A319 aircraft, delivered to China Eastern Airlines, is designed with 122 passenger seats and powered by International Aero Engines V2500 engines.

The delivery is a very good example of the relation between China and Europe for promoting the economic growth, technical development, said Carmen Cano de Lasala, deputy head of delegation of the European Union, on the ceremony.

"The cooperation between China-EU still has a lot of unpredictable potentials. And we are trying to open more opportunities for improving the further investment in the ties."

According to the statistics from Airbus, up to now, more than 900 Airbus A320 Family aircrafts are in service in China with 16 operators.

The A320 assembly line in Tianjin, the joint venture between Airbus and Tianjin Free Trade Zone and China Aviation Industry Corporation, has been operated in 2008. It is the only final assembly line outside Europe for Airbus.