Shanghai Technologies Aerospace Company (STARCO) has opened its latest hangar complex at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai.

The newly completed hangar complex, spanning about 153,000 square feet, can accommodate two narrow-body aircraft and three wide-body aircraft at any one time. The facility cost about US$$42 million.

STARCO is a joint venture company between Singapore's ST Aerospace and China Eastern Airlines.

It specialises in commercial airframe heavy maintenance and modifications, and has successfully completed major works on more than 350 aircraft since it started operations in January 2005.

The company said the increased capacity from the new complex will allow it to grow its operations.

This new hangar will also raise ST Aerospace's total hangar capacity to 45 narrow-body bays and 28 wide-body bays located in key aviation hubs around the world.