Airbus breaks ground on second China final assembly line

Visitors gather at the Airbus booth during an aviation expo in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, in November.

TIANJIN - Airbus on Thursday broke ground on its second final assembly line in North China's Tianjin municipality as the European aircraft manufacturer seeks expansion on the Chinese market.

The groundbreaking marks another milestone after Airbus signed an agreement on the project with Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd and Aviation Industry Corporation of China Ltd in April 2023.