Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp (
"We have filed our request to the Civil Aeronautics Administration [CAA] in July for permission to provide maintenance services for Chinese carriers," EVA spokesman Nieh Kuo-wei (
A local Chinese-language newspaper reported yesterday that the Civil Aeronautics Administration is open-minded about EVA's request.
"The CAA said they are optimistic about our request as the Chinese planes would fly to Taiwan only for maintenance," Nieh said. "But the CAA also told us that they would refer the request to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Mainland Affairs Council for further discussions because it involves entry permission for Chinese pilots."
Taiwan currently bans China-based carriers from flying to Taiwan, despite calls by airlines to open up direct transportation links across the Strait.
Though talks on cross-strait air links have been stalled because of recent political tensions, EVA, the nation's second-largest carrier, invited several Shanghai-based aviation officials to inspect the airline's maintenance facilities in July, aiming to tap into the emerging repair and maintenance business for Chinese carriers.
Officials from Shanghai Airlines Co (
"We have the necessary facilities and we have the maintenance experience with Boeing 767 jets," Neih said.
EVA operates eight Boeing 767s, he added.
Nieh said the potential for the airplane repair and maintenance business is huge, but declined to specify how much it would earn from a deal with Shanghai Airlines.
EVA, China Airlines Co (
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