ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) - The head of Airbus China said on Tuesday that the certification for its A330NEO plane in China was going smoothly and that the first delivery in the country could come in 2025.

George Xu also told reporters at China's biggest air show in Zhuhai that they expect its A330 passenger-to-freighter conversion to see rapid development in China.

(Reporting by Sophie Yu and David Kirton, writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)