12/21/2010 Ameco Beijing in Maintenance Deal with Eastar Jet_>>>
11/25/2010 Ameco Beijing participates MRO Asia 2010 Conference and Exhibition_>>>
11/25/2010 Ameco Beijing to Install Blended Winglets for Austrian Airlines_>>>
11/25/2010 Ameco Beijing's New Line Maintenance Customer-Air France_>>>
10/16/2010 Ameco Beijing's First Lean Summit_>>>
10/08/2010 Ameco Beijing succeeded in aircraft maintenance during golden week break_>>>
09/10/2010 Ameco Aviation College provides tailored training solution to PetroChina_>>>
09/02/2010 Ameco Beijing provides line maintenance services on Lufthansa A380_>>>
07/19/2010 Ameco adds three capabilities on Aeroflex avionics_>>>
07/01/2010 New Executive Director of Human Resource_>>>
05/17/2010 Boeing 747 maintenance contract with Jade Cargo_>>>
04/30/2010 Ameco Beijing joins MRO Americas 2010_>>>
04/27/2010 Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with AeroSvit Airlines_>>>
04/23/2010 Heavy Maintenance on 10 Aircraft of Austrian Airlines_>>>
04/02/2010 Ameco provides engineering services to GMG Airlines_>>>
03/30/2010 Ameco Beijing wins Great Wall Airlines heavy maintenance deal_>>>
03/29/2010 Heavy maintenance contract with United_>>>
02/08/2010 Ameco Beijing Participates in Singapore Airshow_>>>

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Ameco Beijing in Maintenance Deal with Eastar Jet

Ameco Beijing and Eastar Jet signed an MRO deal in the year-end of 2010, covering C-checks on the carrier’s five Boeing 737NGs plus landing gear overhauls on four of these aircraft. In 2009, Ameco Beijing performed line maintenance work for it, which was a start to the cooperation of these two companies.

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Ameco Beijing participates MRO Asia 2010 Conference and Exhibition

During November 2nd to 4th, Ameco Beijing participated the annual MRO Asia 2010 Conference and Exhibition held by the Aviation Week Group in Singapore. As the leading MRO provider in China, Ameco Beijing promoted its winglet modification capability on the conference. Further more, the MRO's long-term heavy maintenance contract with UA and the winglet modification services for Condor were attracted many professionals from the aviation industry.

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Ameco Beijing to Install Blended Winglets for Austrian Airlines

On October 26, Ameco Beijing signed a contract with Austrian Airlines to install blended winglets on two of six Boeing 767s scheduled for heavy maintenance starting this October. Austrian Airlines is Ameco Beijing's second customer for B767 winglet modification services after German carrier Condor.

Ameco Beijing started its B767 winglet modification services in 2009. Up to today, the company installed blended winglets on nine aircraft for its launch customer Condor.

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Ameco Beijing's New Line Maintenance Customer-Air France

On October 16th, Ameco Beijing started to provide line maintenance services for Air France in Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Air France uses Airbus 340 aircraft to fly Paris-Guangzhou route, three flights per week. Air France is the fifth international customer for Ameco Beijing's Guangzhou line maintenance station. The other four customers are Egypt Air, Vietnam Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Qatar Airways. Guangzhou line maintenance station is capable of providing line maintenance services on Boeing 737, 777, Airbus 321, 340 aircraft. Currently, Ameco Beijing has set line maintenance stations in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Tianjin respectively.

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Ameco Beijing's First Lean Summit

Oct.14th to 15th, the first term of Ameco Beijing Lean Summit took place with the attendance of Air China Technics Vice General Manager Quan Hongbing, Air China Technics Lean Office Director Li Kun and his Deputy Director Liao Jianhui, Lean representatives from different Maintenance Bases, IMIG Vice President Jin Yan, both Ameco Beijing Chinese and German subdivision managers and party secretaries, as well as 30 Ameco Beijing lean representatives nominated by different units. The Aviation Media reporters respectively from <CAAC Journal>, <Aviation Maintenance and Engineering>, <China Aviation News>, and Beijing Airport TV Station, were also invited to the summit.

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Ameco Beijing succeeded in aircraft maintenance during golden week break

Ameco Beijing ensures 2,639 flights during National Day golden week from October 1st to 7th, among which 1,092 flights for CCA Beijing fleet, 1,003 flights for CCA branch and domestic third parties and 544 flights for international third parties. The day of October 1st and 7th saw passenger flow peak with over 390 flights.

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Ameco Aviation College provides tailored training solution to PetroChina

Ameco Aviation College (AAC), the maintenance training organization of Ameco Beijing, currently implements a tailored gas turbine engine training course for PetroChina. The company is AAC's first 3rd party customer from non-aviation industry. Twenty-four employees from PetroChina will receive a 10-month training at AAC and engine repair workshop.

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Ameco Beijing provides line maintenance services on Lufthansa A380

Ameco Beijing starts line maintenance work on Lufthansa's A380 aircraft from September 2nd 2010. It is the first time for Ameco Beijing to provide services on the Superjumbo jet.
Lufthansa uses its third A380 on the Frankfurt-Beijing route from September 2nd 2010. Named"Beijing", the A380 is the first Lufthansa aircraft carrying the name of a non-German capital city.

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Ameco adds three capabilities on Aeroflex avionics

Ameco Beijing's Civil Aviation Calibration & Test Center (CTC) developed calibration and repair capabilities on IFR4000, IFR6000 and GPS-101-2 of Aeroflex avionics, which was certificated by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment that is the highest organization in China to authorize certificates for calibration and test of equipment) at the end of June. It made CTC the first institute with such capability in China .

Compared with three months of outsourcing abroad, the average Turn Around Time (TAT) now is reduced to 10 working days by CTC. The customers' test equipment utilization rate is obviously improved through TAT reduction.

As its only authorized service center for compensation claim, calibration and repair in China by American Aeroflex, Ameco Beijing cooperated with it to establish aeronautical avionics test equipment laboratory in July 2007.

Now, Ameco Beijing has modern national-level laboratories and over 220 calibration capabilities won the certificates of CNAS in CTC. Ameco Beijing is making efforts to develop calibration and test capabilities on aircraft test equipment.

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New Executive Director of Human Resource

Zhu Junxiu is appointed as the Executive Director of Human Resource of Ameco Beijing, effective July 1st 2010, working with her German counterpart Hans-Josef Weilbaecher. Ms. Zhu formerly was the manager of Personnel Subdivision. She has been working in Ameco Beijing since 1993.

Boeing 747 maintenance contract with Jade Cargo

Ameco Beijing and Jade Cargo signed Boeing 747 maintenance contract in Shen Zhen on May 17, which covers 2C layover check of two Boeing 747-400 cargoes respectively in June and August. On behalf of the two parties, Ameco Beijing General Manager & CEO Andreas Meisel, General Manager Hu Yuliang and Jade Cargo CEO Kay Kratky as well as Jade Cargo Vice President Han Dawei signed on the contract.

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Ameco Beijing joins MRO Americas 2010

Ameco Beijing sent delegates to participate in MRO Americas 2010, or the 15th Aviation Week's Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Americas Conference and Exhibition, held in Phoenix, Arizona between April 20 and 22. Although the volcanic eruptions in Iceland forced most airlines in Europe to suspend flights, leaving a number of European exhibitors and media participants unable to make the trip, delegates from more than 500 airlines and MRO service providers the world over joined the show, making the number of exhibitors a new record high.
A hot topic for the exhibition this year is how to reap higher profits, enlarge market share and achieve stronger multi-faced cooperation in the next few years, in a bid to ensure more efficient supply chain and facilitate global economic growth.
After Ameco Beijing signed a second-phase contract with the United Airlines on long-term aircraft heavy maintenance, it has drawn more attention from more exhibitors and the media in the North American market. During the show, top leaders from UA offered their recognition on the maintenance quality of its partner and the Ameco Beijing brand is being recognized by more industry professionals. During the exhibition, delegates from Ameco Beijing, UA, Delta Airlines, ILFC, Hawaiian Airlines and FEDEX organized in-depth discussions on specific cooperation projects in the spheres of aircraft overhaul, engine overhaul and component maintenance. PBS of the United States conducted interview with SD Executive Director Reck concerning Ameco Beijing's project with UA, drawing journalists from the Overhaul & Maintenance magazine, Aviation Maintenance magazine, Flightglobal media group and some local US media who all showed great interest on Ameco Beijing's progress.
The series of MRO conferences and exhibitions was initiated by the Aviation Week Group of the US, with an aim to promote regular communication and exchanges among global airline operation and maintenance managers, manufacturers and suppliers. The First MRO Conference and Exhibition was launched in Dallas in 1995 while MRO Europe and MRO Asia exhibitions were kicked off in Berlin, Germany, and Hong Kong, China in 1998 and 2000 respectively.

While always working to enhance its comprehensive service capabilities, Ameco Beijing has been exhibiting its MRO services and expanding its scope of maintenance market through aviation exhibitions and conference platforms around the world. The current show is the 10th time Ameco Beijing sent delegates to take part in MRO Americas since 2001.

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Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with AeroSvit Airlines

On April 27, Ameco Beijing completed a C-check on one of two Boeing 767 aircraft from AeroSvit Airlines. It is the first time for Ameco Beijing to perform C-check service on this carrier. The two companies inked a contract covering two Boeing 767s C-check services in February. The second B767 aircraft is scheduled to layover on April 29th.

AeroSvit Airlines was established in 1994 and it is the largest carrier in Ukraine. This carrier uses Boeing 767 aircraft to carry out Kiev-Beijing route. Ameco Beijing also provides line maintenance service for this carrier in Beijing.

Existing Ameco-Beijing customers from the CIS include Transaero Airlines, AirBridge Cargo Airlines, Air Astana, Aeroflot Russian Airlines and several other carriers.

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Ameco Beijing Completes Heavy Maintenance on 10 Aircraft of Austrian Airlines

On April 23, Ameco Beijing completed heavy maintenance services on 10 aircraft of Austrian Airlines under a contract signed in July 2009. 10 aircraft including 6 Boeing 767s and 4 Boeing 777s began the nose-to-tail layovers from last October. Ameco Beijing provided the heavy maintenance services on the same fleet in winter season of 2008/2009.
Mr. Andreas Ruscher, Project Manager-MRO Management Department Engineering of Austrian Airlines AG said:" The reliability of the aircraft is very good. I'm very satisfied with the whole season and the product, which was delivered by Ameco."

Ameco Beijing and Austrian Airlines have kept good cooperation for almost ten years. In 2004, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for aircraft heavy maintenance services.

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Ameco provides engineering services to GMG Airlines

Ameco Beijing delivered one Boeing 767 with beautiful painting design to Bangladesh GMG Airlines on March 20th. Job card of line maintenance and continuous airworthiness engineering services for the airlines according to the agreement will be continuous within the next 6 years. It's the 1st time for Ameco Beijing to support an international 3rd-party customer on engineering services except airframe maintenance.

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Ameco Beijing wins Great Wall Airlines heavy maintenance deal

At the end of March, Ameco Beijing and Great Wall Airlines signed a contract to provide heavy maintenance services on two Boeing 747-400 freighters. Ameco Beijing will perform 3C check and 1D check on the two freighters respectively. The first aircraft plans to enter Ameco facility in early May and the second will come in Middle of July.

Great Wall Airlines operates from its hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, offering dedicated freighter services, connecting China to the major cargo markets of the world with its B747-400F fleet.

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Ameco Beijing signs heavy maintenance contract with United Airlines

On March 29, United Airlines and Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation (Ameco Beijing) signed a five-year contract for airframe heavy maintenance, continuing and strengthening their cooperation.

Over the next five years, United's fleet of Boeing 747s along with the Boeing 777s will go to Ameco Beijing for heavy maintenance visits (HMV). Ameco Beijing will perform all HMVs including some cabin upgrades on the 777s as well as HMVs and C-checks on the 747s through 2015. Ameco Beijing will begin heavy maintenance work, starting this June on the Boeing 777 fleet and October on the Boeing 747 fleet.

This builds on United's previous agreement with Ameco Beijing on airframe heavy maintenance. In 2005 United and Ameco Beijing inked a five-year contract for heavy maintenance of its B777 fleet, which was completed last year.

Glenn Tilton, Chairman, President and CEO of UAL; James Keenan, Senior Vice President, United Services; Kong Dong, General Manager of China National Aviation Holding Company and Chairman of Air China; Cai Jianjiang, President of Air China and Chairman of Ameco Beijing, He Li, Vice President of Air China and Board member of Ameco Beijing, Zhang Lan, Vice President of Air China, Chai Weixi, General Manager of Air China Technics, Dr. Andreas Heizner, Senior Vice President of Aircraft Base Maintenance, Lufthansa Technik, Andreas Meisel, CEO and General Manager of Ameco Beijing and Hu Yuliang, General Manager of Ameco Beijing attended the signing ceremony.

"We are pleased to extend our relationship with our trusted partner Ameco Beijing," said Glenn Tilton, Chairman, President and CEO of UAL Corporation, "Ameco Beijing shares United’s unwavering commitment to quality and safety, with state-of-the-art technology and world-class facilities."

"Ameco Beijing is happy and proud that we can continue our strong relationship with United Airlines after five years of success. We will do our utmost to satisfy the customer in regard to quality, turn around time and cost efficiency," said Andreas Meisel, CEO and General Manager of Ameco Beijing.

Ameco Beijing's General Manager Hu Yuliang added, "United Airlines is one of the most reputable airlines in the world. The signing of this new contract and expanding our service is a testimony to Ameco Beijing's maintenance capability and quality. Moreover, it also helps to enhance Ameco Beijing’s leading position in the MRO industry worldwide. This lays a solid foundation for the company's development in the North American market."

United Airlines is one of the largest carriers in the world, currently operating 360 aircraft, of which 52 are Boeing 777 and 24 are Boeing 747.

Ameco Beijing, a Joint Venture between Air China (60%) and Lufthansa German Airlines (40%), is a highly experienced provider of aircraft overhaul services with broad capabilities on both Boeing and Airbus aircraft. More than 1,400 heavy maintenance events and modifications of various kinds were completed since the foundation of the Joint Venture in 1989. With a 4-bay hangar, a painting hangar and a brand-new Boeing 747 hangar, Ameco Beijing can provide 9 wide-body bays and 7 narrow -body bays dedicated to heavy maintenance and painting services.

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Ameco Beijing Participates in Singapore Airshow

From February 2 to 7, Singapore Airshow was held at Singapore's Changi Exhibition Center. Mr. Meisel, GM & CEO of Ameco Beijing, and Mr. Hu Yuliang, GM of Ameco Beijing, headed its exhibition team to participate the Airshow.
Ameco Beijing began to participate in the exhibitions held in Singapore since 1994, and through this platform expanded its visibility and brand influence in the international market. For this year's show, Ameco Beijing established an independent stand of 56 square meters, exhibiting its brand jointly with many well-known companies. During the exhibition, many airlines representatives such as Qantas Airways, Jet Airways, FedEx, Air India and Cathay Pacific Airways came to Ameco Beijing stand for the current company information. Through the airshow, Ameco Beijing not only further deepened relationships with existing customers, but also introduced Ameco Beijing's capability and the development to a large number of new clients to enhance the company international influence. Moreover, with the upgrading of the brand, Ameco Beijing has also drawn widespread international media's attention.
Since 1989, Singapore has been hosting the biennial Asian Aerospace exhibition. In 2007, Asian Aerospace exhibition moved to Hong Kong. Since then, Singapore began to host its own air show every two years, and this year's air show was the second term. This 6-day air show includes trade days and public open days, along with flying display.

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