Shanghai Hawker Pacific OK’d for Hawker 800 Repairs

Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre received Civil Aviation Administration of China and FAA approval for maintenance of Hawker 800-series business jets, the company announced today at ABACE 2014. It also has been designated an authorized service facility for Cessna Citations by the newly formed Textron Aviation, which also owns Hawker and Beechcraft. The Hawker 800 approval is the first in China for the aircraft model granted to a Part 145 maintenance facility. Meanwhile, approval by the CAAC to perform MRO work on Citation Sovereigns is expected within a month.