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Ameco Beijing to fit blended winglets to Condor 767s

By Nicholas Ionides2008-10-11T11:00:00+01:00

Chinese aircraft, maintenance and repair company Ameco Beijing is to install blended winglets on nine Boeing 767-300ERs for German leisure carrier Condor.

Ameco Beijing says in a statement that "the nose-to-tail work involving winglets modification plus C-check is expected to start next April".

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The Air China- and Lufthansa-owned heavy maintenance company says it has performed worked for Condor in the past, completing C-checks on five 767s under a 2003 agreement.

Source: Air Transport Intelligence news

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