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Enterprise Background
The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners. The Boeing Company customers are spread worldwide in 145 countries. Boeing offers a full range of world-class maintenance, technical, modification, flight, and logistics services to its global customer base.
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co., Ltd. (Boeing Shanghai) is a joint venture among Boeing, The Shanghai Airport Authority, and Shanghai Airlines. The Ministry of Commerce of China issued a certificate of approval to the joint venture in early June of 2006, and the Shanghai Bureau of Industry and Commerce granted a business license June 29 of the same year. Boeing Shanghai's headquarters is at Shanghai Bank Tower, Pudong and it's hangar is based at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. The registered capital for the joint venture is 85 million USD. The Boeing Company is the largest shareholder (60%) of Boeing Shanghai.
The future hangar of Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services is located next to the hangar of Shanghai Airlines in Pudong Airport, covering an area of 111,645 square meters. Phase I construction is scheduled to complete in April 2009 and Phase II in 2010. With the area of 164m*100m, Phase I hangar has a capacity for two 747s or two 777s airplanes. On completion of Phase II construction, the hangar, with the area of 322m * 100m, can contain four 747s or four 777s airplanes at one time. It’s estimated that the hangar construction will start at the end of 2007.
In order to build up the maintenance capacity as soon as possible, Boeing Shanghai has signed lease contracts with Shanghai Airlines to lease a hangar bay and related facilities/equipment for aircraft maintenance services.
Company Services
The Asian countries are the fastest developing economies in the world. The aviation industry plays a vital role in this unprecedented growth by providing the needed transportation infrastructure. Continued economic growth will depend on keeping airplanes in the air, safe, and operating economically.
Boeing Shanghai provides airlines with line and hangar services to meet their specific needs. Airlines benefit by gaining needed maintenance services with less investment in infrastructure—no extra overhead or unused capacity.
Boeing Shanghai is ramping up operations with line maintenance, overnight maintenance checks, and deferred item repairs. Working with its partners, it will add heavy checks, structural repairs, interior and systems upgrades, and passenger-to-freighter conversions. Boeing Shanghai combines the best of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), the experience of an airline, and the operational capabilities of an airport authority.
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services offers the advantages of an MRO with the skills, quality, and knowledge of the original equipment manufacturer - Boeing. It leverages Boeing's best practices, including Boeing quality standards, e-Enabled information technologies and applications to streamline processes; and maintenance training programs similar to those offered by Boeing and Alteon - a Boeing Company. Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services is the MRO airlines can rely on to help keep east-west business in motion.
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