The A320 jet was assembled in Tianjin, east of Beijing, Amelia Xu, an Airbus spokeswoman in Beijing, said Monday. The plane was to be delivered to Dragon Aviation Leasing 【奇龙航空租赁有限公司】and operated by Sichuan Airlines in southwestern China, she said.

"We are planning to deliver around 11 A320 jets this year," Xu said.

Air hostesses from Sichuan Airlines dressed in seven differnt colors of ¹cheongsam 旗袍 with Chinese phoenix ²embroidered 绣花 on pose for a picture in a hotel in Tianjin, China, June 22, 2009. They will be serving aboard the first China-assembled Airbus A320, which is to be delivered today. [CFP]