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June 1989
The Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade officially approved the proposal of establishing Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (Acrimony GAMECO) October 28, 1989 A grand ceremony marked the establishment of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co, Ltd. September 1990 Obtained CCAR-145 maintenance certificate and obtained the FAR-145 Repair Station certificate in October of the same year, November 28, 1990 GAMECO started its formal operation. March 1991 GAMECO completed a D check for Boeing 737 aircraft of Xiamen Airlines, which was the first D check accomplished in China mainland, ending the history that D check of Boeing 737 aircraft had to be contracted to foreign MROs. April 1992 GAMECO finished a 4C check (12000 flight hours) for Boeing 757 aircraft and it was the highest level of period checks on this aircraft type in China mainland at that time. May 1993 GAMECO signed off the ten-year overhaul on a S-76 helicopter for China Southern Airlines, which was its first helicopter overhauled in China mainland. July 1993 GAMECO obtained FAA approval for Boeing 757 aircraft, its equipped engines and components and became the first MRO in China mainland to have FAA approval for Boeing 737, 757 and 767. April 1994 The first ATE in China mainland was put into use at GAMECO, representing the maintenance capability of Electronic Shop was upgraded to a new level. September 1994 GAMECO performed its first lease-return check on Boeing 737 aircraft. March 1995 GAMECO reached an agreement with Boeing on component maintenance and became the first MRO in China mainland appointed by Boeing for overhaul service to components installed on Boeing aircrafts. December 1995 The component shop expansion plan with USD $23 million investment was accomplished. GAMECO became one of the aircraft maintenance companies with one of the highest level of component test, repair and overhaul in the Asia Pacific regions End of 1995 After keen competition, GAMECO finally won the contract, with a value of 3 – 5 million US dollars, of providing full maintenance service to the two Boeing 757 aircrafts operated by Royal Nepal Airlines. This was the first contract Chinese MRO won for full maintenance service to a foreign operator. December 1995 China’s first Boeing 777, introduced by CSN, arrived at Baiyun International Airport and GAMECO was contracted to provide all maintenance for this aircraft type for CSN. June 1997 GAMECO started to perform maintenance checks for Airbus 320 aircraft operated by CSN. March 1998 GAMECO obtained JAR-145 Maintenance Organisation Approval certificate. July 1998 GAMECO completed the first C check for Airbus 320 in China mainland. February 2000 GAMECO’s maintenance certificate was upgraded with the additional ratings of line and base maintenance checks for Airbus A320/321 up to 4C checks, and line maintenance checks for MD-11 series. November 5, 2001 Stone Laying Ceremony for the foundation of the CSN facilities in New Baiyun International Airport (including GAMECO hangar and other maintenance facilities) was held. Leaders from provincial and municipal government and CAAC attended the ceremony. |
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October 19, 2002
The Zhengzhou Boeing 737 C check line set up jointly by GAMECO and CSN Henan Branch through mutual cooperation was put into operation. October 28, 2002 GAMECO Component Business Center (CBC) was established, which marked the start of GAMECO's development of component repair market with greater effort. End of 2002 One of the shareholders, Lockheed Martin International Aircraft Service Cooperation, sold out its share of 25% due to the change of its development strategy. Thereafter, shareholders have been China Southern Airlines (CSN) and Hutchison Whampoa (China) Limited, each holds 50% of the shares. October 8, 2003 GAMECO completed its first C-check for Boeing 747 aircrafts. November 20, 2003 GAMECO completed its first Boeing 737 landing gear overhaul and became the second aircraft maintenance company in China mainland capable of performing landing gear overhaul. June 28, 2004 With CSN’s first ERJ145 Regional Jet aircraft put into operation, GAMECO started to provide maintenance and repair service for this type of aircraft. June 30, 2004 GAMECO’s new hangar passed the acceptance inspection organized by National Development and Reform Commission, which marked the satisfactory completion of this complex project. August 5, 2004 GAMECO relocated to the New Baiyun International Airport. September 2005 GAMECO signed a contract with Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. (IAI) for the Boeing 737-300/400 aircraft cargo conversion project. April 2006 GAMECO released a Boeing 747-200F freighter after its D check for Southern Air of the U.S., which meant a significant step for GAMECO in heavy check of wide body aircraft. June 2006 A Boeing 737-300 passenger aircraft was successfully converted to a freighter and it was the first cargo conversion on this aircraft type in China mainland. The project started in March of the year, and it only took GAMECO 3 months to accomplish it. October 2006 GAMECO signed an agreement with Viva Macau Airlines, who contracted GAMECO to perform overall maintenance and engineering service to its fleet. This was GAMECO’s first contract of full maintenance and engineering service from a third-party airline. January 1, 2007 GAMECO begun to provide line maintenance and store management for FedEx, the giant in international logistics, in Subic Bay of Philippines and Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou. The contract term is 9 years. May 31, 2007 The arrival of B-2315 at GAMECO’s hangar signified the start of the first A300-600 Passenger to Freighter project. October 23, 2007 Airbus conducted two A380 demonstration flights in China and A380 performed test in GAMECO’s hangar and this was its first entrance into a hangar in China mainland. November 24, 2007 GAMECO initiated the development of Safety Management System (SMS). According to the implementation schedule, the project would go through phases of introduction, research, system design and development, receiving inspection by CAAC, trail run and adjustment and was expected to be officially enacted in August 2008. February 29, 2008 FedEx’s N453FE arrived at GAMECO hangar for B check, the first periodic check GAMECO performed for FedEx. |
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March 27, 2008
The A320 C Check Line in Changsha commenced operation. This C Check Line was the 2nd one outside GAMECO’s main base and an outcome of cooperation with CSN subsidiary company. July 2008 GAMECO CBC developed capability for V2500 Engine fuel flow control units overhaul and became the first one in China mainland to have overhaul capability for the fuel flow control units of CFM56-3, CFM56-5, V2500 and RB211-535. November 28, 2008 The first A300-600 Passenger to Freighter in Asia conducted a test flight and won success. GAMECO performed the conversion on it. February 6, 2009 FedEx transferred it Asia-Pacific hub from Subic Bay in Philippines to Baiyun International Airport of Guangzhou, since which GAMECO provided line maintenance and store management for this giant in international logistics. GAMECO’s branch in Subic Bay, Philippines had already provided the same services to FedEx before the transfer. June 2009 GAMECO replaced two entire skins for a Boeing 737CL aircraft operated by CSN. The size of the replaced skin made a record in China mainland. November, 2009 GAMECO was honored again with the title of “High and New Tech Enterprises” in Guangdong Province. December 28, 2009 GAMECO became the 2nd MRO in China mainland to obtain the “Designated Modification Design Organization Representative Approval” from Central & Southern Regional Administration of CAAC, which proved the company’s capability in engineering design and evaluation. February 2010 The ATE model IATS 2000 developed by GAMECO passed the airworthiness audit and put into operation. The IATS was the first patented equipment of GAMECO and a significant breakthrough in area of self-developed equipments. June 4, 2010 GAMECO signed an agreement with China Aviation Planning and Construction Development Co., Ltd. (AVIC) for the design and construction of the 2nd hangar. July 30, 2010 GAMECO completed the Premium Class Modification on the entire fleet of CSN in about half a year. GAMECO designed, obtain certification and performed modification for total 273 aircrafts of 7 different aircraft types: Boeing 777, 737NG, 757, Airbus A319, A320, A321 and A330, operated by CSN, and made about 7000 seats of Premium Class available for passengers. September 2010 Boeing 757 C Check Line in Urumchi, Xinjiang commenced operation. December 21, 2010 GAMECO was granted the MCAR-145 Approval Certificate by CAD, Maldives and it was the 16th approval GAMECO had obtained. April 21, 2011 GAMECO’s maintenance base in Chongqing, the outcome of cooperation with Chongqing Airlines, started its formal operation. The Chongqing Maintenance Base is GAMECO’s first base in China at a place other than Guangzhou, its headquarter. Sept. 8, 2011 GAMECO held a ground-breaking ceremony for our phase II hangar. The new hangar will be able to accommodate 8 narrow-body aircrafts (such as the B737/B757/A320 Family) at one time for maintenance checks with a total budgetary investment of about 580 million RMB. While the main project is expected to be completed at the end of 2012, the new hangar will be put into service in the first half of 2013. |
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