October 28, 1989
Establishment Ceremony of Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co, Ltd. was held.
September 1990
Obtained CCAR-145 maintenance certificate. In October of the same year, obtained the FAR-145 Repair Station certificate.
March 1991
GAMECO completed a D check for Boeing 737 aircraft for Xiamen Airlines, which was the first D check accomplished in China, putting an end to the practice of sending aircrafts of this type abroad for D check.
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.
December 1995
GAMECO started to perform maintenance checks for Boeing 777 aircraft operated by CSN.
June 1997
GAMECO started to perform maintenance checks for Airbus 320 aircraft operated by CSN.
March 1998
GAMECO obtained JAR-145 Maintenance Organisation certificate.
July 1998
GAMECO completed the first C check for Airbus 320 in mainland China.
In 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.
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.
August 8, 2003
GAMECO completed its first C-check for Boeing 747 aircrafts.
November 20, 2003
GAMECO completed Boeing 737 landing gear overhaul and became the second aircraft maintenance company in mainland China 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 the project with an investment of over USD $100 million.
August 5, 2004
GAMECO moved to the New Baiyun International Airport.
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