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AJW sign escalating 10 year Power-By-The-Hour agreement with China’s West Air

reported the signing of a prestigious agreement with West Air, part of the Hainan Group. The agreement supports engine LRUs for West Air's fleet of V2500 powered A320s. Over its 10 year duration, the escalating agreement will support West Air's growing fleet of A320s, which is projected to increase from the current 17 aircraft to 64 by 2020. The agreement was signed in Chongqing by Mr Zhu Tao, Chairman and of West Air and David Brown, Deputy Chairman . The multi-million dollar signing is the first in a series of agreements between AJW and Hainan Group, West Air's parent Company, and significantly increases AJW's presence in China.

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