HAECO Group has agreed to form a joint venture with Sun Group, Toyota Tsusho and Japan Airlines to establish a new maintenance facility at Van Don International Airport in Vietnam.
The US$360 million project forms part of HAECO’s long-term growth strategy in Asia. It will strengthen Vietnam’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities by introducing international standards, proven systems and operational best practices for domestic and international airline customers.
Subject to government and regulatory approvals, the new facility will span around 170,000 square metres, making it one of Vietnam’s largest aircraft maintenance hangars. The centrepiece will be a four-bay wide-body hangar, designed with additional flexibility to accommodate narrow-body aircraft maintenance in the mid-bays.
The development will also include a multi-storey administration and support building, annex facilities, engineering spares and materials storage, a power station, canteen and training rooms. Together, these assets will create an integrated base maintenance hub designed to support efficient operations and future expansion.
The project is expected to create more than 1,000 highly skilled jobs while supporting a sustainable local talent pipeline through structured training and capability development programmes. HAECO has already begun recruiting and training Vietnamese personnel at its Xiamen facilities in preparation for future roles at the new site.
As the facility progresses, HAECO plans to integrate advanced digital tools, technology-enabled processes and AI-supported applications into daily operations. This will provide local employees with opportunities to develop expertise in modern aviation support and related technologies.
Once operational, the addition of the Van Don facility will expand HAECO’s network to 31 wide-body hangar bays and 10 narrow-body hangar bays. The company expects to deliver around 10 million base maintenance man-hours annually while creating a further 2,000 jobs in local communities, supported by training through its world-class training centres.
