Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO)

HAECO, the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, is an independent MRO company at Hong Kong International Airport. The company is part of the Swire Group. It provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services for airlines around the world, drawing on 75 years of experience.

The HAECO Group offers airframe base maintenance in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, including A to D checks, intermediate layover visits and heavy maintenance visits. The company says it has 77 bays, 12,000 employees and has delivered more than 20,000 checks. Cabin modifications and reconfigurations are also available.

The company describes itself as one of the largest line maintenance providers in the world. Its line services include line maintenance, cabin work and AOG recovery at key airports around the world.

Component repair and overhaul take place in purpose built shops. The company says its component capabilities cover more than 3,000 part numbers. It also provides composite services, and it offers landing gear overhaul in a dedicated facility with modern systems and equipment.

HAECO Engine Services covers on wing support, hospital shop visits and full engine overhauls. The HAESL facility in Hong Kong repairs and tests Rolls Royce Trent engines. GE90 engines are handled at HAECO Engine Services in Xiamen, and on wing teams can mobilize at short notice with tooling and parts.

Other services include build to print manufacturing of airframe parts and spares at a plant in Xiamen, round the clock AOG support, and HAECO Technical Training, which is building homegrown aircraft engineering talent. The company's AOG hotline handles spare parts enquiries.

The company has approvals for airframe, engine and component maintenance, and for cabin design and products. These come from regulators in Asia Pacific, Africa, the United States, the European Union and the Middle East. Its locations include Hong Kong, Xiamen, Jinan and Chengdu in the Chinese mainland.

Services

• Base maintenance
• Line maintenance
• Component overhaul
• Landing gear services
• Composite services
• Engine MRO
• Global engine support
• Parts manufacturing
• Technical training
• AOG support