Top 5 News From ChinaKnowledge.comShanghai GM's Buick sales hit 2 mlnCPC in talks to buy LNG from Exxon MobilShanghai Electric receives order from SiemensBYD sells 144,741 vehicles in Jan-MayChina's GDP likely to grow nearly 8% in Q2Jun. 25, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Airbus SAS, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, may make Beijing the regional hub that will provide its clients with support and training services in Asia, said Charles Champion, Airbus' executive vice president for customer service, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.
Airbus currently has a customer service center in Beijing near the Beijing Capital Airport. The US$80-million center is a 50-50 joint venture between Airbus and China Aviation Supplies Holding Co (CASC) is the most modern center of its kind in the country.
The center's priority is to support the growth of Chinese airlines, and customer service will be an important contributor to its future revenues.
Airbus on Tuesday delivered its first China-made Airbus A320, which was assembled in Tianjin at the first Airbus final assembly line outside Europe. The company recently also signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)<601398><1398> on aircraft financing and leasing.
