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composite materials found in
Boeing’s new dreamliner aircraft
produce a range of completely new
maintenance requirements. As such, gAmeCo is working hard
to ensure that it can provide top quality servicing once the new
aircraft comes into operation later this year.
interestingly, gAmeCo is not simply a maintenance company
bound by aircraft manufacturers’ manuals. in 2009, the company
received approval from the CAAC to devise proprietary repairs
and modifications, leading to the accrual of a number of
worldwide patents. such innovations should serve the company’s
overall objective of providing its customers with a streamlined,
high quality ‘one stop shop’ for all services and components.
gAmeCo also aims to expand its reach, providing a greater
range of services at a greater number of different airports. As mr
marx pointed out, “no airline wants to locate and manage 20
different suppliers of various maintenance services. our objective
is to develop capabilities in all areas, so that we can eventually
provide our customers with a total service package.”
The main benefactor of this strategy will be gAmeCo’s
airline customers, particularly international airlines operating
routes into multiple Chinese airports, which will not need to
source different maintenance suppliers or relocate their aircraft
to the company’s guangzhou hub every time they require
maintenance. A step in this direction, gAmeCo has stationed
a team of engineers at shanghai’s pudong international Airport
for the last two years, primarily to service China southern’s fleet
of Boeing 777 cargo aircraft, in addition to presences at several
other airports, including Changsha and Urumqi. in April 2011,
the company established a maintenance base at Chongqing, the
company’s first such facility outside guangzhou, a significant step
towards broadening its geographical scope. These are exciting
times for aviation in China and Asia, and with its strategy in
place, gAmeCo seems well positioned to reap the benefits of
continued growth.
GAMECO mechanics hard at work on members of the China
Southern Airlines fleet of aircraft, ensuring they are in top
shape for their next voyage.
Aircraft painting requires
two primers, a top coat and
sometimes a clear coat.