China Aircraft Services Limited (), better known as CASL (), is a major provider of aircraft line and base maintenance, ground support equipment services, and cabin cleaning services at

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History

CASL was founded in 1995 as a joint venture among

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(via CNAC(G)),

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, Hutchison Whampoa (China), and

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. 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

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(20%). 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. Since 2015, Hutchison Whampoa China became a wholly owned subsidiary of

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. 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%). In October 2014, CASL extended its line maintenance services to

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, Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express and

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. 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

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since 2002.

Business overview

CASL employs more than 1,000 staff members. 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. * ''Base maintenance'', hangar capable of housing a wide-body and a narrow-body aircraft simultaneously. Airframe maintenance capability includes

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and

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C. * ''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. * ''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. * ''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).

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