In the first quarter, the total revenue of Xiamen's aviation maintenance hub reached 4.99 billion yuan ($731.5 million), a year-on-year increase of 23.4 percent.
This marks the 722nd since the "bonded maintenance outside special customs supervision areas" model was introduced, pushing the total import and export value under this model past 600 billion yuan.
The two partners will tap into Xiamen's strengths as a global aviation maintenance hub, reinforcing Xiamen's leading edge as a one-stop maintenance base.
A Boeing aircraft that had undergone maintenance in HAECO Xiamen was prepared to return to international service on Jan 13, marking the first aircraft repaired in Xiamen to re-enter the global market in 2026.
The arrival of a Boeing 787-8 for maintenance on Dec 10 pushed Xiamen's 2025 inbound aircraft repair volume past its 2024 total, with 203 aircraft cleared to date, and the year-end total forecast to exceed 210.
A newly overhauled landing gear was installed onto an inbound aircraft for re-export on Nov 13, marking the 100th Boeing 787 landing gear maintenance completed by Taikoo (Xiamen) Landing Gear Services.
Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport has achieved a new milestone—its maintenance base by HAECO has recently been awarded the LEED Platinum certification.
