Tibet Airlines takes delivery of first Tianjin FALC A319

Tibet Airlines A319. Courtesy, Airbus

China’s Tibet Airlines (TV) has taken delivery of its first A319 assembled at the Airbus Tianjin Final Assembly Line (FALC). It is the fifth A319 to join the all-Airbus fleet operated by the Lhasa-based carrier.
The new aircraft features a two-class configuration with 120 economy and eight premium seats.
Powered by CFM56-5B engines, the new aircraft has been certificated for high altitude airport operation and RNP-AR.
It will operate between Lhasa Gonggar Airport, which at 12,000 ft. is one of the highest in the world, and Shenzhen in Southern China, with a stop-over in Chengdu.
TV has selected Airbus subsidiary Quovadis as its strategic partner for its RNP-AR operations.
The FALC in Tianjin—which opened in 2008—is based on the Airbus single-aisle final assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. It has delivered 105 Tianjin-assembled A320 family aircraft to 11 operators.