Dunlop aircraft opens retread unit in China

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jinjiang, China -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres today opened its new retread and distribution facility in China, bringing increased tyre choice to aircraft operators in Asia Pacific.

The facility, operating as Dunlop Taikoo (Jinjiang) Aircraft Tyres Company Limited, is a joint venture with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) (28%) and Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (TAECO) (9%).

Based in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, the operation has full site and product approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The site has also received full repair-station approval from EASA.

In addition to the retreading of aircraft tyres, the facility will support customers in Asia Pacific by distributing new tyres that have been made at Dunlop Aircraft Tyres' manufacturing site in Birmingham, UK.

“We are the world's only specialist aircraft tyre manufacturer and this new facility enables us to distribute our range of high quality tyres throughout Asia Pacific,” said Dunlop Aircraft Tyres' chairman, Ian Edmondson.