AMECO Wins Air India Contract

Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco Beijing), a joint venture between Lufthansa and Air China, has signed an overhaul agreement with Air India Express to conduct safety checks on its nine Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
The first aircraft for checking will be delivered to Beijing in mid September. The deal marks Ameco Beijing's first contract to perform airframe overhaul service for an Indian airline's Boeing 737 aircraft.
Ameco Beijing, which is based at Beijing Capital International Airport, is a joint venture between Air China, which holds 60 per cent, and Lufthansa German Airlines, which holds 40 per cent. It was the first Sino-Foreign aviation services JV to be set up in 1989. It carries out maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial aircraft, and provides training, engineering and logistics services for China's aviation industry. It has more than 5,000 employees.
18/09/08 Gary Bowerman/BizChinaUpdate, China

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