Story ID: 356
Ameco Touts Airline MRO, Bizav Completions
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption: China-based company expands customer base in Middle East, prepares to increase its executive airline completions, refurbishment capabilities.
Word Count: 276
China’s Ameco (Stand 955) is highlighting at the Dubai Airshow 2017 its growing Middle East customer base for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and its executive airliner completion and refurbishment capabilities. According to the company, Ameco “is dedicating itself to meeting customers’ maintenance needs and promoting brand image through its comprehensive and one-stop maintenance services,” said Zhu Xiao, Ameco’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

Ameco offers airlines a Fleet Total Care service, plus line maintenance, aircraft overhaul and painting services, and also engine, APU and component overhauls. With more than 160 maintenance facilities, and licenses and approvals from more than 30 countries or regions, including CAAC (China), EASA (Europe) and the FAA (U.S.), Ameco is positioned to offer airlines tailor-made maintenance programs.

The company began providing heavy maintenance for Iraqi Airways this year, and also provides support services for regional carriers including Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines.

The service expansion follows the integration between Air China Technics and the former Ameco Beijing in 2015, with Air China holding 75 percent ownership of the new company and Lufthansa Technik owning a 25-percent stake.

Ameco also announced plans to receive EASA supplemental type certificate approval for executive airliner and business jet completions “very soon.” The company is already a CAAC designated modification design organization representative, holds parts manufacturer approvals and has achieved SAI global-issued AS/EN9100 certificate of registration. Ameco is now building on those capabilities to strengthen its position outside of Asia. Ameco can perform completions of aircraft including the Airbus 330, Boeing 737 and 747 and the newer-generation BBJ Max and A320neo.