Airbus to open first logistics center in China next year
TIANJIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Airbus will open its first logistics center in Asia early next year in north China's Tianjin Municipality, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the local government Thursday.  "As the Airbus is deepening cooperation with its Chinese counterparts," the center is built as the pivot for its supply chain management in China," said Laurence Barron, president of Airbus China.It is expected to harmonize the transport systems for all aircraft components flowing in and out of China, he said. The center will begin operation at a temporary site in the Tianjin Port Bonded Area of the Binhai New Area in early 2010, before its permanent location is determined after next March, according to the MOU. The Airbus now has six Chinese component suppliers, who are located across the country and handle their own logistics, he said. "The unified management can cut cost and raise business efficiency." Tianjin has Airbus' first A320 aircraft final assembly line outside Europe, which is expected to deliver 11 planes by the end of this year.  The launch of the assembly line has attracted a great number of aviation companies at home and broad to settle in Tianjin, said He Lifeng, director of the administration commission of Binhai.Airbus, one of the world's largest commercial plane makers, forecast its procurement of components and materials in China will rise to 200 million dollars by 2010, and 450 million dollars by 2015.

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Shanghai Deer Jet gets nod to fly business jets
Shanghai Deer Jet Co, a subsidiary of HNA Group, China's fourth largest commercial aviation group, has won permission from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to provide business aviation services, the Oriental Morning Post reported today.Business aviation service is attractive to high-end customers, as it allows them to decide their own routes and departure times and can cover remote areas, compared with general commercial flights. The service is still administered by a uniformed aviation safety system, though.Deer Jet owns two Hawker 800XP jets, which it will use for high-end customers. The jets provide meeting areas, bars, restrooms, sound equipments, DVDs, satellite telephones and Internet access, which enable passengers to work during the flight.In recent years, many airline companies have eyed the great potential in the business aviation market.

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Boeing gets new hangar at Pudong

SHANGHAI: Boeing yesterday opened an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) two-bay hangar at Pudong International Airport as scheduled despite the sluggish aviation market.
The hangar, capable of housing two B747 airplanes, is also the first MRO facility at the airport.
"China and Asia are the global leaders in aviation growth and the newly expanded facility provides an incredible opportunity to support these expanding fleets throughout their lifecycle," said Lou Mancini, senior vice-president for commercial aviation services at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The factory is operated by Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co, a joint venture in which the US aircraft manufacturer controls a 60-percent stake, while Shanghai Airport Authority and Shanghai Airlines respectively hold the remaining 25-percent and 15-percent stake. It is the first time Boeing has taken a controlling share in an MRO joint venture. It is also China's first foreign-controlled MRO facility.

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Major subsidiary of China's top aircraft manufacturer to go public
AVIC Aircraft Corporation Ltd., a major subsidiary of China's top aircraft manufacturer Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), will go public by injecting assets into AVIC's Shenzhen-listed arm, Xi'an Aircraft International Corp., China Daily reported Friday. It was part of AVIC Aircraft's plan to complete an overall listing by 2011 amid a restructuring of China's aviation industry, the newspaper said. The company planned to complete the asset restructuring by the first quarter of next year and use Xi'an Aircraft International as the platform for the listing, the newspaper said, citing Hu Xiaofeng, general manager of the AVIC Aircraft Corp. AVIC Aircraft will inject assets worth 8 billion yuan (about 1.2 billion U.S. dollars) into Xi'an Aircraft International, according to Hu. Xi'an Aircraft International manufactures the MA600 turboprop regional aircraft. It is expected to be a parts supplier to China's homemade large passenger plane, the C919, boosting expectations for the plane maker's passenger aircraft business. AVIC Aircraft's key businesses include the design, production, marketing and servicing of large- and medium-sized transport aircraft, passenger aircraft and aircraft landing gear systems.

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China's top aircraft manufacturer in partnership with Safran, GE
BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China's top aircraft manufacturer, has announced cooperation plans with Safran and GE, aimed chiefly at boosting the country's homemade jumbo jet program, China Daily reported Thursday.  The C919, China's largest domestically manufactured jetliner that is expected to take off in 2016, will source parts and components globally, but foreign suppliers are encouraged to enter into partnerships with Chinese manufacturers, the newspaper said, citing Wu Guanghui, chief designer and deputy general manager of the Shanghai-based Commercial Aviation Corporation (COMAC), which is producing the jet. AVIC and France-based Safran Group signed Wednesday a framework agreement to extend their The partnership.agreement includes establishing new facilities in China based on both sides' existing assets, and cooperating on all aspects of a production line, from design, production, assembly, to support.

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