HAECO has strengthened its long-standing relationship with Japan Airlines (JAL) through an expanded line maintenance partnership at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. This marks the first time JAL has entrusted an overseas MRO provider with advanced, non-routine maintenance work, including technical inspection, lubrication, testing, and cleaning, at one of its key outstations.
Takashi Koimai, Senior Vice President – Aircraft Maintenance Center NARITA of JAL Engineering said, “We are proud to assign our first planned maintenance task entrustment at an overseas station to HAECO, a company with whom we have built a strong relationship over many years. This new collaboration is a major milestone for HAECO and JAL. As an airline committed to the highest standards of flight safety and overall service quality, striving to be the most preferred airline by customers worldwide, we are pleased to have a long-standing partner who can support our service.”
Since 2018, HAECO has supported JAL’s joint venture, Spring Japan, with routine line maintenance checks across several Chinese Mainland outstations, including Beijing, Dalian, Harbin, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shanghai Pudong, and Tianjin. By 2024, the collaboration expanded further to include JAL’s fleet in Beijing, Dalian, Shanghai Pudong, and Tianjin, reflecting JAL’s continued confidence in HAECO’s technical capability and commitment to quality.
As a comprehensive, nose-to-tail MRO services provider with operations in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland, Europe, and the United States, HAECO delivers line maintenance services for more than 140 airlines worldwide and operates 19 stations across Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. Both HAECO and JAL are actively exploring new opportunities to extend this specialised line maintenance partnership to additional locations within JAL’s global network.
