The Airbus Lifecycle Services Center, the first of such facility outside of Europe by Airbus, will provide services covering aircraft parking, storage, maintenance, upgrades, conversions, dismantling and recycling for various aircraft types, after being put into operation in December. It has a storage capacity of 125 aircraft.

Home to the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Shuangliu district is building a 40-square-kilometer economic zone surrounding the airport, to forge a strong aviation industry cluster, and thus to transform itself from a "city with an airport" to an "airport city".

Local officials said the district will keep strengthening strategic collaboration with Airbus to jointly attract projects, host professional forums, and attract businesses in the fields of component maintenance, composite manufacturing and engine transactions.