Beijing Aero Engine Services Company Limited (BAESL), a joint venture between Air China Limited and Rolls-Royce plc, has celebrated the topping out of its main facility. BAESL is expected to be completed in June and put into operation in December this year. Once operational, BAESL will fill the gap in China's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rolls-Royce Trent engines.

Located within the Beijing Capital International Airport Economic Zone, BAESL is the first Rolls-Royce MRO joint venture for its Trent engines in the Chinese mainland, and the fourth in its global MRO network. With a total area of over 80,000 square meters and a total floor area of 59,110 square meters, BAESL features facilities such as the main engine overhaul building, engine test building, oil pump rooms, and warehouses.

In recent years, the Beijing Capital International Airport Economic Zone has leveraged preferential policies for the "Two Zones" and the airport's role as a transportation hub to expand and strengthen aviation service-focused sectors, continuously capitalizing on the leading and demonstrative role of airport economy. The zone now hosts over 5,000 domestic and international enterprises from more than 30 countries and regions, forming a comprehensive aviation service industry chain. It has become a hub for aviation headquarters and developed full-chain industrial clusters covering air transportation, airport operations, aircraft MRO, and aviation material trade.

(Source: Official WeChat Account of the Beijing Capital International Airport Economic Zone)