New China FBO Looks To Meld Bizjets and AAM
The Chengdu facility is positioning itself as a regional air connectivity hub
A 2021 signing agreement between Sino Jet and Sichuan Huahui Business Aviation Services led to the development of the new Chengdu FBO in China.

Sichuan Huahui Business Aviation Services, the FBO operator at China’s Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, has opened its new facility. A partnership between Sichuan Airport Group Aviation Ground Services and Sino Jet, the Chengdu FBO will integrate traditional long-haul business aviation operations with the emerging low-altitude sector. The country’s low-altitude economy is expected to reach a value of RMB 2 trillion ($275 billion) by 2030.

The 5,500-sq-m (59,000-sq-ft) facility not only offers comprehensive services for private jets and their clients—including upscale dining and art exhibitions—but also serves as a hub for eVTOL and other low-altitude regional aircraft. This allows passengers to seamlessly transition between the two modes, the companies said.

According to Sichuan Huahui Business Aviation Services, which has positioned itself as a pioneer in the “business aviation and low-altitude economy” model, identifying the potential of the eVTOL/advanced air mobility sector will allow it to offer seamless connections for door-to-door travel options. It added that this would “inject new vitality into urban transportation in the Southwest region and beyond, presenting new solutions to increasingly severe urban traffic congestion issues.”