Originally Posted by
Less Hair
So it might get certified. Possible as they build western certified A321neos including their wings already.
Then european airlines will be expected to order it?
"Build" isn't quite accurate. There is a final
assembly line (FAL) in Tianjin which bolts together large pieces of aircraft shipped in from the rest of the world. Mobile in Alabama, USA has the same facility. The wings of the A321 are all made in Broughton UK, and then shipped to the FALs.
This is a world away from locating design, production, assembly, test flight and certification in China.