Contract between Airbus and Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
Airbus and Harbin Aircraft Industry Group sign framework contract for creation of aircraft composite material parts and components manufacturing centre in Harbin, China
Toulouse, 16 July 2008
Airbus China Limited and Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Company
Limited (HAIG) today entered into a framework contract for a Joint
Venture Manufacturing Centre in Harbin, China to produce aircraft
composite material parts and components.
The contract was signed by Laurence Barron, President of Airbus China,
and Pang Jian, Chairman of the Board of Directors of HAIG, a company
under China Aviation Industry Corporation II (AVIC II), at 2008
Farnborough International Airshow. Fabrice Bregier, Chief Operating
Officer of Airbus, and Zhang Hongbiao, President of AVIC II, witnessed
the signature of the contract.
The manufacturing centre, which will be set up in early 2009, will be an
equity joint venture enterprise, with HAIG holding 80 per cent stake and
Airbus China owning 20 per cent stake.
According to the contract, the manufacturing centre shall manufacture
composite materials parts and components for the Airbus A320 Family and
shall participate in the industrialisation and serial production of
Airbus A350 XWB work-packages.
The manufacturing centre shall apply Airbus standards and procedures and
meet Airbus technical and quality requirements. The personnel of the
manufacturing centre shall be trained in accordance with Airbus
requirements.
“The establishment of the joint venture manufacturing centre marks
another important milestone for the relationship between HAIG and
Airbus,” said Pang Jian. “HAIG is already a qualified supplier for
Airbus and is one of the shareholders of Airbus (Beijing) Engineering
Centre. The new manufacturing centre will further enhance the strategic
cooperation between HAIG and Airbus,” he added.
“This project demonstrates once again Airbus’ commitment to the long
term sustainable development of China’s aviation industry,” said
Laurence Barron, President of Airbus China. “We will continue to expand
our cooperation with Chinese aviation industry in the future,” added
Barron.
On 26th November 2007, Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with
the National Development and Reform Commission of China to formalise the
commitment of allocating 5 per cent of the A350 XWB airframe to the
Chinese aviation industry.
This manufacturing centre is established as part of Airbus’ efforts to
fulfil Airbus’ undertaking to NDRC to allocate such airframe work
packages relating to the Airbus A350 XWB programme to China.
Also on 26th November 2007, Airbus and AVIC II signed a Heads of
Agreement for a joint venture manufacturing centre. Today’s signature is
a significant step forward of the previous agreement.
Airbus Press Department