Native name 中國飛機服務有限公司 Founded 1994 | Type Joint venture | |
Headquarters 81 South Perimeter Road, HK Int'l Airport, Hong Kong Owner |
China Aircraft Services Limited (Chinese: 中國飛機服務有限公司), better known as CASL (Chinese: 中飛), is a major provider of aircraft line and base maintenance, ground support equipment services, and cabin cleaning services at Hong Kong International Airport.
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History
CASL was founded in 1995 as a joint venture among Air China Group (via CNAC(G)), British Airways, Hutchison Whampoa (China), and United Airlines. Since the 2005, it has been a joint venture among Air China Group (40%), Hutchison Whampoa (China) (20%), United Airlines (20%), and China Airlines (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 CK Hutchison Holdings.
In October 2014, CASL extended its line maintenance services to Dragonair.
Apart from operating in Hong Kong, CASL and China Eastern Airlines established a joint venture company in a 40-60 rario, Shanghai Eastern Aircraft Maintenance Limited (SEAM), providing aircraft line maintenance and ground support equipment services at Shanghai Pudong International Airport since 2002.
Business overview
CASL employs more than 1,000 staff members. CASL offers a range of services listed below: