The Latest: Airbus shuts Chinese plant that assembles A320s

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):8 p.m.The European aerospace giant Airbus has temporarily closed its plant in northern China that assembles A320 passenger jets, another business casualty of the disruptions caused by China’s battle against a new virus.
An Airbus statement gave no indication Wednesday of when the assembly facility in Tianjin might reopen. It said the company’s China operation is observing government requirements