Special Report: MRO Asia-Pacific update
Part 145 first for Shanghai "biz" centre
May 1st 2013
For the first time, a Part 145 MRO for business aviation in mainland China has received approval to maintain the in-production models for any original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Read More »
Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre (SHPBASC) received the approval from China’s airworthiness authority, the CAAC, for maintenance on the Dassault Falcon 900LX business jet in March. This follows previous approvals for the Falcon 7X and the Falcon 2000 series granted last year.
Carey Matthews, general manager for SHPBASC, which has a 4,000 sq. metre maintenance facility at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport, said: “The CAAC approval gives us the foundation to complete our support capability for the Dassault programme in China.
“With our recent approvals from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, we are now meeting the needs of the Falcon Jet community that is based in China and the overseas operators transiting through the country. The approval is testimony to the very hard work the Chinese maintenance staff has put into this programme and their steady and continual increase in their capabilities.
“Elsewhere, having the complete in-production line-up on the MRO certificate may not be such a monumental event. Here, however, it does signify the steady march of progress for business aviation in China and the continuing maturation of the country’s infrastructure.”
SHPBASC is a joint venture between Shanghai Airport Authority and Hawker Pacific. Shanghai Airport Authority is the owner and operator of Hongqiao International Airport and Pudong International Airport.
