Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 23 October 2018, the first Airbus A320 aircraft with China-manufactured-and-installed seats to be unveiled in Tianjin is delivered to China Express Airlines (known in short as China Express) in the aircraft hand-over ceremony. It marks the first time that the cabin seats of an Airbus aircraft are manufactured in China by AVIC Aerospace Life-Support Industries Jiatai (Aerospace Jiatai, in short), assembled and installed in the Tianjin plant of Airbus Industrie. The aircraft has arrived in the Chongqing base of China Express on 24 October 2018.
The cooperation between China Express and Aerospace Jiatai began in September 2016. In 2017, China Express took the lead in receiving the delivery of three Airbus A320s in the Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics (MDA) mode, achieving a “zero” breakthrough in domestic seats on Airbus aircraft, and opening the “ice-breaking tour” of domestic aviation cabin equipment on domestic Airbus aircraft.
As the debut customer of the Airbus A320 model with domestic seats, China Express' A320 seat manufacturer selection work started in July 2016.
Due to the long lead time of the seat project, it is only two months from the selection to the confirmation of the seat manufacturer. The quickest way is to directly use the seat of the main seat supplier of Airbus.
In order to support the national aviation manufacturing industry, China Express specially invited Aerospace Jiatai, which was not listed in the Airbus supplier list, to participate in the seat bidding of the A320 aircraft.
In September 2016, China Express Selection Group invited manufacturers to carry out seat display. After the relevant bidding ends, the airline passed the review meeting to confirm that Aerospace Jiatai is the supplier of China Express A320 aircraft seats
In November 2016, Airbus, Aerospace Jiatai and China Express successfully held the ITCM (Initial Technology Coordination) meeting at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, confirming the configuration of the seats and Aerospace Jiatai successfully joining Airbus suppliers for domestic seats. The qualifications laid a solid foundation. At the same time, with the strong support of the Southwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation and the Central and Southern Regional Administration of Civil Aviation, China Express completed the certification of the MDA program for the modification design approval.
Previously, because the Aerospace Jiatai seats were not included in the Airbus supplier catalogue, online installation was not possible. Therefore, the three Airbus A320s delivered in 2017 to China Express were installed and delivered using the MDA method.
It is reported that manufacturers who have not joined the Airbus supplier catalog cannot be selected by more airlines as online seat suppliers. In order to promote the market expansion of Aerospace Jiatai-made seats and promote the better development of China's aviation manufacturing industry, China Express took the lead in selecting Aerospace Jiatai-made seat-loaded Airbus aircraft. From February to April 2017, it completed the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of the line-mounted seats with Aerospace Jiatai and Airbus. The relevant review process covering CDR (Critical Design Review) completed the acceptance of the seats of Business class and Economy Class in June 2017. So far, under the efforts of China Express, Aerospace Jiatai's cabin seats have been officially listed in the Airbus supplier directory.
After joining the Airbus supplier catalogue, the A320 aircraft that China Express has taken delivery today is installed with domestic-manufactured seats of Aerospace Jiatai. Owing to this first order, Aerospace Jiatai is winning local airlines' orders for Airbus aircraft loaded with Aerospace Jiatai-manufactured-and-installed seats.
From the "breaking ice" of the first Airbus A320 domestic seat in China, to the installation and delivery of multiple Airbus A320 aircraft seats, and then to the global user market expansion of Airbus aircraft, China Express has widened the aviation market for Aerospace Jiatai with opportunities to go international.
Cooperative innovation
From route connection to mutual benefits
"Cooperation" is the core value of China Express. This value has always run through China Express's operations. In the industry, it has code-shared with Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and other airlines, for instance, and formed a one-day or next-day round-trip interconnection network covering more than 100 regional airports and more than 10 domestic trunk airports in China. It also has cooperation with large-scale backbone airports to promote the hub airport network model, cooperate with local governments of third and fourth tier cities to explore the optimal solution for improving airport accessibility to achieve cost-effectiveness and achieve win-win situations in all aspects of the entire aviation chain. This model is beneficial in all aspects. In the case of hub airports, the air traffic capacity is enhanced and the strategic positions of the airports will be greatly improved.
In the case of trunk routes, China Express' aviation network is perfect. In the case of feeder cities, its routes improve accessibility to local cities to meet fully the different travel needs of the people with convenience and fare affordability.
The cooperation between China Express and Aerospace Jiatai aim to promote deep cooperation between their staff from air transportation to aircraft manufacturing. Both parties have a high degree of tacit understanding in the process of product design. These tacit understandings are conducive to the realization of China Express' satisfaction in meeting individualized needs, fast delivery, and control of operating costs. At the same time, it also realizes value creation and value win-win for related multi-party enterprises.
A product can only be promoted with high quality if it is fully applied. As a supplier with more than 20 years of experience in aviation seat development in China, Aerospace Jiatai has reached international advanced levels in safety, reliability, comfort and aesthetics, providing global airlines including China Express with excellent solutions and service. This cooperation is a small step for China Express and Aerospace Jiatai to win, but it is a big step towards promoting the development of the China passenger aircraft cabin system industry.
Fleet strength of China Express contributes
The new China-made A320 aircraft has enriched the fleet of China Express. In the second half of 2018, China Express will also take delivery of two further locally-manufactured A320 aircraft with Aerospace Jiatai-manufactured seats.
After 12 years of innovation and development, China Express is now the representative regional airline of China. As of 23 October 2018, it has 42 aircraft including38 CRJ900 and 4 Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.
As the first airline in China to use the seats manufactured by Aerospace Jiatai as the seats of the Airbus aircraft, China Express has pioneered contributions to the market of China's domestically produced aircraft seats.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
On 23 October 2018, the first Airbus A320 aircraft with China-manufactured-and-installed seats to be unveiled in Tianjin is delivered to China Express Airlines (known in short as China Express) in the aircraft hand-over ceremony. It marks the first time that the cabin seats of an Airbus aircraft are manufactured in China by AVIC Aerospace Life-Support Industries Jiatai (Aerospace Jiatai, in short), assembled and installed in the Tianjin plant of Airbus Industrie. The aircraft has arrived in the Chongqing base of China Express on 24 October 2018.
The cooperation between China Express and Aerospace Jiatai began in September 2016. In 2017, China Express took the lead in receiving the delivery of three Airbus A320s in the Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics (MDA) mode, achieving a “zero” breakthrough in domestic seats on Airbus aircraft, and opening the “ice-breaking tour” of domestic aviation cabin equipment on domestic Airbus aircraft.
As the debut customer of the Airbus A320 model with domestic seats, China Express' A320 seat manufacturer selection work started in July 2016.
Due to the long lead time of the seat project, it is only two months from the selection to the confirmation of the seat manufacturer. The quickest way is to directly use the seat of the main seat supplier of Airbus.
In order to support the national aviation manufacturing industry, China Express specially invited Aerospace Jiatai, which was not listed in the Airbus supplier list, to participate in the seat bidding of the A320 aircraft.
In September 2016, China Express Selection Group invited manufacturers to carry out seat display. After the relevant bidding ends, the airline passed the review meeting to confirm that Aerospace Jiatai is the supplier of China Express A320 aircraft seats
In November 2016, Airbus, Aerospace Jiatai and China Express successfully held the ITCM (Initial Technology Coordination) meeting at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, confirming the configuration of the seats and Aerospace Jiatai successfully joining Airbus suppliers for domestic seats. The qualifications laid a solid foundation. At the same time, with the strong support of the Southwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation and the Central and Southern Regional Administration of Civil Aviation, China Express completed the certification of the MDA program for the modification design approval.
Previously, because the Aerospace Jiatai seats were not included in the Airbus supplier catalogue, online installation was not possible. Therefore, the three Airbus A320s delivered in 2017 to China Express were installed and delivered using the MDA method.
It is reported that manufacturers who have not joined the Airbus supplier catalog cannot be selected by more airlines as online seat suppliers. In order to promote the market expansion of Aerospace Jiatai-made seats and promote the better development of China's aviation manufacturing industry, China Express took the lead in selecting Aerospace Jiatai-made seat-loaded Airbus aircraft. From February to April 2017, it completed the PDR (Preliminary Design Review) of the line-mounted seats with Aerospace Jiatai and Airbus. The relevant review process covering CDR (Critical Design Review) completed the acceptance of the seats of Business class and Economy Class in June 2017. So far, under the efforts of China Express, Aerospace Jiatai's cabin seats have been officially listed in the Airbus supplier directory.
After joining the Airbus supplier catalogue, the A320 aircraft that China Express has taken delivery today is installed with domestic-manufactured seats of Aerospace Jiatai. Owing to this first order, Aerospace Jiatai is winning local airlines' orders for Airbus aircraft loaded with Aerospace Jiatai-manufactured-and-installed seats.
From the "breaking ice" of the first Airbus A320 domestic seat in China, to the installation and delivery of multiple Airbus A320 aircraft seats, and then to the global user market expansion of Airbus aircraft, China Express has widened the aviation market for Aerospace Jiatai with opportunities to go international.
Cooperative innovation
From route connection to mutual benefits
"Cooperation" is the core value of China Express. This value has always run through China Express's operations. In the industry, it has code-shared with Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and other airlines, for instance, and formed a one-day or next-day round-trip interconnection network covering more than 100 regional airports and more than 10 domestic trunk airports in China. It also has cooperation with large-scale backbone airports to promote the hub airport network model, cooperate with local governments of third and fourth tier cities to explore the optimal solution for improving airport accessibility to achieve cost-effectiveness and achieve win-win situations in all aspects of the entire aviation chain. This model is beneficial in all aspects. In the case of hub airports, the air traffic capacity is enhanced and the strategic positions of the airports will be greatly improved.
In the case of trunk routes, China Express' aviation network is perfect. In the case of feeder cities, its routes improve accessibility to local cities to meet fully the different travel needs of the people with convenience and fare affordability.
The cooperation between China Express and Aerospace Jiatai aim to promote deep cooperation between their staff from air transportation to aircraft manufacturing. Both parties have a high degree of tacit understanding in the process of product design. These tacit understandings are conducive to the realization of China Express' satisfaction in meeting individualized needs, fast delivery, and control of operating costs. At the same time, it also realizes value creation and value win-win for related multi-party enterprises.
A product can only be promoted with high quality if it is fully applied. As a supplier with more than 20 years of experience in aviation seat development in China, Aerospace Jiatai has reached international advanced levels in safety, reliability, comfort and aesthetics, providing global airlines including China Express with excellent solutions and service. This cooperation is a small step for China Express and Aerospace Jiatai to win, but it is a big step towards promoting the development of the China passenger aircraft cabin system industry.
Fleet strength of China Express contributes
The new China-made A320 aircraft has enriched the fleet of China Express. In the second half of 2018, China Express will also take delivery of two further locally-manufactured A320 aircraft with Aerospace Jiatai-manufactured seats.
After 12 years of innovation and development, China Express is now the representative regional airline of China. As of 23 October 2018, it has 42 aircraft including38 CRJ900 and 4 Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.
As the first airline in China to use the seats manufactured by Aerospace Jiatai as the seats of the Airbus aircraft, China Express has pioneered contributions to the market of China's domestically produced aircraft seats.
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