ST Engineering and SF Airlines launch airframe MRO facility in China

The facility is located at the Ezhou Huahu International Airport.

ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines officially opened a new airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Ezhou, China, through their joint venture, ST Engineering Aerospace (HuBei) Aviation Services.

Established in 2023, the joint venture has focused on planning and designing high-quality airframe MRO services to deliver to SF Airlines and global third-party customers.

The new greenfield facility, located at the Ezhou Huahu International Airport, was purpose-built to provide line and heavy maintenance services to cargo and passenger aircraft.

According to their announcement, the facility will support the freighter MRO demands of SF Airlines and serve the increasing needs of other airlines that provide services to and from the region.

It will initially have two hangars, which can accommodate up to four widebody or eight narrowbody aircraft simultaneously. But as market demand grows, the facility may subsequently be expanded with four additional hangars.

The first hangar will induct its inaugural aircraft on 12 August 2025, while the second hangar is slated for completion in the second half of 2027.

The facility currently employs about 200 staff, and it is expected to generate up to 700 high-value jobs for the local community when both its hangars are fully operational.