China Aircraft Services Limited
Gama Group (Asia) Limited (20%) |
China Aircraft Services Limited (Chinese: 中國飛機服務有限公司), better known as CASL (Chinese: 中飛), is a major provider of aircraft line and base maintenance, ground support equipment services, and cabin cleaning services at Hong Kong International Airport.
History
CASL was founded in 1995 as a joint venture among Air China Group (via CNAC(G)), British Airways, Hutchison Whampoa (China), and United Airlines. Since the 2005, it has been a joint venture among China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited (40%), Hutchison Whampoa China (20%), United Airlines (20%), and China Airlines (20%).[1][2] China Airlines acquired 13.33% stake from CNAC(G) in 2005 (which was acquired from British Airways in 2003) and 6.67% from Hutchison Whampoa China.[3] Since 2015, Hutchison Whampoa China became a wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings. CASL is now a joint venture among China National Aviation Corporation (Group) Limited (40%), United Airlines, Inc. (20%), China Airlines Limited (20%) and Gama Group (Asia) Limited (20%).[4]
In October 2014, CASL extended its line maintenance services to
Apart from operating in Hong Kong, CASL and China Eastern Airlines established a joint venture company in a 40-60 ratio, Shanghai Eastern Aircraft Maintenance Limited (SEAM), providing aircraft line maintenance and ground support equipment services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport since 2002.[6]
Business overview
CASL employs more than 1,000 staff members.[2] CASL offers a range of services listed below:
- Line maintenance, provides full line maintenance and outstation support services to an extensive range of aircraft types. Services include turnaround and overnight aircraft routine and non-routine maintenance services, including engine change, fuel tank leak repair, cabin and IFE system maintenance and A-checks.[7]
- Base maintenance, hangar capable of housing a wide-body and a narrow-body aircraft simultaneously. Airframe maintenance capability includes
- Cabin services, capable of transit, turnaround & overnight flight cabin clean; cabin provisioning and inventory management; aircraft exterior wash and waxing services; cabin deep groom and deep clean; passenger left-behind item control and monitoring; aircraft detailing and metal brightening services.[10]
- Ground support equipment services, include potable water trucks, lavatory servicing trucks, aircraft tow tractors, ground power units, air conditioning unit, air start units, and other maintenance equipment such as high-lift platforms and cherry pickers.[11]
- Training services, include human factors training, aircraft type general familiarization, safety management system, B737-600/700/800/900 Mechanical (B1) and Avionics (B2), A320 series Mechanical (B1) and Avionics (B2), A330 Mechanical (B1) and Avionics (B2).[12]
References
- ^ "CAL Invests in China Aircraft Services Limited". china-airlines.com (Press release). China Airlines. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Company Profile". China Aircraft Services Limited. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ History (2002–2004) Archived 2019-07-29 at the Wayback Machine CNAC(G) (in Chinese)
- ^ CASL Company Profile
- ^ "CASL Extends Line Maintenance Services to Dragonair" (Press release). Hong Kong: CASL. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Shanghai Eastern Aircraft Maintenance Limited (SEAM)". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Services: Line Maintenance". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Services: Base maintenance". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "China Aircraft Services Limited expands aircraft maintenance service scope with new hangar at HKIA (with photos)" (Press release). Hong Kong: Invest Hong Kong. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Services: Cabin services". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Services: Ground support equipment". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Capabilities: Technical training". CASL. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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