Airbus launches its first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China
STORY: Airbus launches its first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:04
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the ceremony
2. various of the ALSC
3. SOUNDBITE (English): PHILLIPPE MHUN, Executive Vice President of Programs and Services, Airbus
STORYLINE:
Airbus unveiled its first global aircraft recycling project, named Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre (ALSC), in Chengdu, a major aviation hub in southwest China, on Wednesday.
Spanning over 60 hectares, ALSC is capable of handling a wide array of mainstream aircraft types and providing global distribution channels for the resale of reusable parts from retired aircraft.
Built with a total investment of 6 billion yuan (about 844.55 million U.S. dollars), the project aims to improve the recycling rate of aircraft components and materials, thereby achieving over 90 percent eco-friendly recycling of aircraft by weight.
"The opening of ALSC will bec
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