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CHENGDU, China, Nov. 11, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

During the 14th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, "Chengdu

International Airport Economic Zone Promotion Fair", held on November 9 by

Shuangliu District of Chengdu, has harvested seven aviation industry projects

with a total investment of more than 8 billion yuan. Meanwhile, it is announced

that "Global Solicitation of Full Life Circle Aircraft International Forum"

kicked off formally.

At the promotion fair, a litany of projects between Shuangliu District and

Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Guangzhou Hangxin Aviation

Technology, Longjiang Airlines, Kuehne & Nagel (China) Cargo Transportation

Agency, Loongrise Avionics, Tianli Times Aviation Technology were signed,

settled and opened in Zhuhai city and Shuangliu. The total investment of seven

projects surpassed 8 billion yuan, according to Shuangliu District Government.

Revolving around "Full Life Circle Aircraft International Forum", an upcoming

event in 2023, Shuangliu District of Chengdu started the global solicitation

plan, and joined with airlines such as Airbus in inviting global affiliated

enterprises to exchange on topics such as aviation operation & maintenance,

refitting services, and trade of aviation materials, thus enhancing Chengdu's

influence in the global aviation map.

Shuangliu District of Chengdu is dubbed as the "capital of Chinese aviation

economy". Chengdu International Airport Economic Zone, located on the west side

of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Runway 2, has a planned area of 4.98

square kilometers. At present, it has gathered Airbus Lifecycle Service

Project, COMAC Aircraft Demonstration Industrial Park, SF Airlines and over 20

aviation maintenance enterprises. Meanwhile, it has four functional platforms:

Airplane Airworthiness Certification Center, Aviation Fuel Airworthiness

Certification Center, Flight Verification Center and Aviation Medical Center.

On July 26, 2022, Airbus Aircraft Life Cycle Service Project started

construction in Shuangliu District. This project is the first aircraft

recycling project directly invested by Airbus outside Europe, with a total

investment of 6 billion yuan. Having divided into two business lines, this

project consists of MRO business line (maintenance, overhaul, parking, storage

and disassembly) and USM business line (second-hand air material management and

trading), and aims to carry out trade and distribution business for

disassembled second-hand air materials worldwide.

Following the Airbus Life Cycle Service Project, the aviation industry in

Shuangliu District has added another Airbus-affiliated cooperation project:

AMECO and Airbus will start the "passenger aircraft-to-freighter" (preighter)

business of A330 in Chengdu, and the work plan of the first A330 preighter will

be initiated in 2023.

According to the plan, the scale of aviation industry in Chengdu International

Airport Economic Zone will strive to exceed 20 billion yuan by 2025, and the

proportion of aviation industry in GDP will increase by 4.5 percentage points

compared with that of 2022. By 2027, the scale of aviation industry in Chengdu

International Airport Economic Zone will strive to exceed 30 billion yuan, and

the proportion of aviation industry in GDP will increase by 3.5 percentage

points on the basis of 2025, which will promote the deep integration of

aviation manufacturing industry and aviation service industry.

Source: Shuangliu District Government, Chengdu