The Emirates airport maintenance hangar project in Dubai, undertaken by China Railway Construction Corp, and the deepening China-UAE infrastructure and industrial cooperation, will inject new momentum into the local economy and further enhance the bilateral partnership, experts said.
The megaproject, which kicked off in May, is located in the Dubai World Central area. It covers a total construction area of about 1.21 million square meters with a total investment exceeding $5 billion. Scheduled for 2030 completion, it is set to become a major global civil aviation maintenance hangar cluster, featuring top technical standards.
The facility includes eight large maintenance hangars, two specialized painting hangars and related support facilities. Once completed, it will be capable of simultaneously providing full-process services — including airframe overhauls, engine maintenance and aircraft painting — for 28 wide-body aircraft.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline, said the commencement of this world-class aviation engineering project marks an important step for Dubai in the future development of its aviation industry. The project will effectively integrate specialized capabilities, such as infrastructure and parts manufacturing, injecting new momentum into the UAE's economic growth, he noted.
