Airbus to Set Up Aircraft Lifecycle Center in Chengdu
Author: Xinhua 2022-01-19

Airbus plans to establish a center providing aircraft transition services in Chengdu to manage the entire "lifecycle" of aircraft, including dismantling and recycling. It is the first aircraft-recycling project directly invested in by Airbus outside Europe.

 

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The plan was unveiled at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony on Tuesday attended by Airbus, Chengdu authorities, French aerospace company Tarmac Aerosave, and Airbus subsidiary Satair.

 

George Xu, CEO of Airbus China, said that this project will improve the recycling efficiency of aircraft and aviation materials and promote the aviation industry's sustainable development.

 

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With a total investment of no less than 6 billion yuan (about 945 million US dollars), the proposed facility is expected to be put into use by September 2023. It will cover an area of 61 hectares, with room for 125 aircraft, according to a news conference following the ceremony.

 

According to the plan, the project is expected to store 685 aircraft and disassemble and dismantle 98 aircraft by 2030, with a scale of 21.07 billion yuan (about 3.3 billion US dollars).

 

(Source: Xinhua)

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