Boeing sees no change in Shanghai MRO plans

SHANGHAI: Boeing will complete the first-phase construction of its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in Shanghai in October as scheduled despite the sluggish aviation market, the US company said yesterday.

But the sharp drop in freight traffic as a result of declining world trade has forced Boeing to slow down its plans to perform passenger-to-freighter conversion at the factory.

The factory, Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co, was reportedly planned as a major base for Boeing to convert B767-300 passenger jets into freighters.