As an important "one-stop" aviation maintenance base in China, Xiamen's aviation maintenance industry has seen rapid development this year.

The number-one hangar of the Xiamen Taikoo Xiang'an Aircraft Maintenance Base, which is currently under construction, is the world's largest and widest civil aviation aircraft maintenance hangar.

Xiamen Customs supervised a total of 36 inbound and outbound maintenance flights in January, maintaining its position as the top-ranked in China.

The 6th Airlines Aircraft Leasing Conference, themed "Focusing on aircraft asset management and professional services for civil aviation development", convened in Xiamen on Jan 12.

The European Union (EU) is presently Xiamen's largest export market and second-largest trading partner.

Xiamen signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with Honeywell recently.

The installation of the steel structure of the Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport maintenance base, a key supporting project for Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, was successfully completed recently.

​Conceived in 1993, the aviation maintenance industry of Xiamen city in East China's Fujian province is one of the earliest in China. Over the past three decades, it has grown to become a vital one-stop aviation maintenance base in the country.