Airbus to establish a new aircraft storage and dismantling center in China

Airbus has announced that it is partnering with Tarmac Aerosave and the city of Chengdu to establish a new wide-range aircraft service center in Chengdu, China, capable of storing up to 125 aircraft at a time.

The facility will be located in an adjacent aviation industry park in the Shuangliu District of Chengdu and is set to open around the turn of this year. Once the center goes online, Airbus subsidiary Satair will acquire aging aircraft, transition 75% of them into a second lifecycle, and dismantle the remaining 25% using Tarmac Aerosave’s “unique” process to recover around 90% of the aircraft weight.

This center will expand Airbus’ footprint in China and cover the entire industrial chain from parts manufacturing, aircraft assembly, and delivery to end-of-life services, such as dismantling and high-value parts re-cycling.