In June, HAECO opened a new component MRO facility at Xiamen, Mainland China; HAECO Component Overhaul (Xiamen) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HAECO Group.

The component MRO has technical capabilities on hydraulic, mechanical, avionic and pneumatic systems across the Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft fleets, covering 400 part numbers and expanding to 1,200 by the end of 2014. Technical capabilities and production capacity of the Xiamen facility will dovetail with the Group’s component workshops in Hong Kong and in conjunction with the Group’s subsidiary and associate facilities covering wheels and brakes, tyres, aero-structures, landing gear, APUs, and other Line Replacement Units, will greatly enhance component support provided to the Group’s airframe and line maintenance customers around the Asia Pacific region.

The new company has put in place streamlined customs declaration and clearance procedures, enhanced round-the-clock logistics processes, and repair process optimisation to drive improvement in cycle times, component reliability, and supply chain costs. It will greatly enhance repair support for the Group’s ITM services.