ST Engineering and SF Airlines open airframe MRO facility in Ezhou, China

ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines officially opened a new airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Ezhou, Hubei, China on August 11, 2025.

The project was developed through ST Engineering Aerospace (HuBei) Aviation Services, a joint venture between the two companies. Established in 2023, the joint venture has been focusing on plans and designs to deliver high-quality airframe MRO services to SF Airlines and global third-party customers.

ST Engineering said the Ezhou MRO facility will initially feature two hangars but as market demand grows, the facility may be subsequently expanded with four additional hangars. The first hangar welcomed its inaugural aircraft on August 12, 2025.The second hangar is slated for completion in mid-2027.

Together, ST Engineering said that the two hangars can accommodate up to four widebody or eight narrowbody aircraft simultaneously. 

The MRO facility is strategically located at Ezhou Huahu International Airport (EHU), China’s first dedicated cargo airport with extensive domestic and international routes.

The new facility is purpose-built to provide line and heavy maintenance services to cargo and passenger aircraft. It will support the freighter MRO demands of SF Airlines, China’s largest freighter airline in fleet size. The site will also serve the increasing needs of other cargo and passenger airlines that provide services to and from the region.

The facility currently employs about 200 staff, and it is expected to generate up to 700 high-value jobs for the local community when both its hangars are fully operational.

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