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A model of the Airbus A220-300 is seen during a media event at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India on November 12, 2019. REUTERS / Anushree Fadnavis
ZHUHAI, China, Sept. 28 (Reuters) – Airbus SE (AIR.PA) is in talks with China’s aviation regulator over the certification of its A220 narrow-body aircraft that has generated considerable interest from national airlines, the head of Airbus operations in China said on Tuesday.
Airbus China CEO George Xu said the A220 will help airlines bridge the gap between regional jets and wide-body aircraft and could be particularly useful in the less developed western part of China.
The A220, which is larger than the local ARJ21 regional jet and smaller than the upcoming narrow-body C919, has been in service elsewhere since 2016, but it still has not been certified by China’s aviation regulator.
Xu’s comments were made on the sidelines of Airshow China, the country’s biggest air show.
Reporting by Stella Qiu and David Kirton in Zhuhai; Writing by Jamie Freed; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
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