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Qingdao becomes Asia-Pacific’s sole Boeing 777 freighter conversion hub, with first production line set to start operation in September_我的网站

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    A Central Airlines Boeing 777-200LRF freighter approaches Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on July 29, 2026. Photo: VCG
US-based Mammoth Freighters decided to establish China's first Boeing 777 wide-body passenger-to-freighter conversion production line in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province, making the city the world's third and the Asia-Pacific's only Boeing 777 conversion hub.
A Chinese expert said that the arrangement reflects the latest win-win outcome between China and the US in the aviation sector, which will help Mammoth expand in the Asia-Pacific market and improve its global production layout, while also providing an important opportunity for China's aviation maintenance industry to enhance its full industrial chain.
According to the Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation on Tuesday, the Texas-based company reached a strategic partnership with Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co to establish two P2F conversion lines in Qingdao, with the first scheduled to begin operations in September this year and the second expected to come online in 2027.
The conversion line will effectively fill a technological gap in China's aviation maintenance industry. It will also complete the full industrial chain in Shandong — ranging from aircraft maintenance and conversion to cargo operations and support — providing strong backing for the high-quality development of the province's aviation maintenance sector, the department noted.
Mammoth Freighters is a specialized company focused on the design and development of wide-body P2F conversions. According to the company's plan, it will operate a total of nine P2F conversion lines worldwide: five in Fort Worth, Texas; two in Manchester, the UK; and two in Qingdao. 
Global air cargo capacity is undergoing accelerated upgrades, driving concentrated demand for wide-body freighter conversions. Compared with newly manufactured freighters, P2F conversions offer decisive advantages. A  brand-new Boeing 777 freighter has a list price exceeding $185 million and a delivery lead time of approximately three to five years, whereas a converted freighter costs only about half as much and can be delivered in as little as six months. This makes P2F conversion the most economical and efficient way for global air cargo operators to expand capacity at present.
"By placing its only Asia-Pacific production capacity in Qingdao, the US company has demonstrated its trust in the Chinese market and China's wide-body aircraft conversion capabilities," Wang Ya'nan, editor-in-chief of Beijing-based Aerospace Knowledge magazine, told the Global Times on Tuesday.
Wang noted that the conversion line requires sufficient industrial and technological support, the ability to recruit qualified technical personnel, and the capacity to meet cost and operational requirements. China's overall manufacturing strength has already reached the corresponding level.
Some specialized parts and components may be considered for production in China in the future, in order to ensure supply-chain stability and economic efficiency. China's strong industrial manufacturing capability can support the production of these components, and locating the supply chain in China can maintain stable operations and high efficiency, Wang added.
For China, the new cooperation allows observation of and learning about the wide-body aircraft conversion process, production-line operational experience, and market performance, while also accumulating experience for the development of a large-aircraft family and freighter conversions. "Therefore, this is a mutually beneficial and rational outcome for both sides," the expert said.
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二 |     HONG KONG -- The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year.Democrat Gavin Newsom's visit comes as U.S.-Chinese relations witnessed a sharp deterioration in recent years due to trade disputes, U.S. support for self-governing Taiwan and human rights concerns, among other contentious issues.Attempting to reinforce his state's role as a global leader on climate change, Newsom began his visit with a climate-themed discussion at the University of Hong Kong. He told the audience they “can rely on California,” while addressing claims that the United States is not a reliable ally.“I want you to know, regardless of what happens nationally, sub-nationally, you have a partner in the state of California,” he said. Climate remains one area where collaboration is seen as possible and necessary. Both countries appear to have fully re-engaged in the run-up to the next U.N. climate change conference, which opens Nov. 30 in Dubai.Newsom said China and the U.S. have long-standing partnerships on the issue of climate change that he wanted to build upon. Li Yongsheng, deputy commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry in Hong Kong, said at the opening of the event that China-US relations “have shown positive signs of rebounding," and that he believed Newsom's visit will be productive.Other attendees included Gregory May, U.S. consul general in Hong Kong, Eden Woon, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and Elsie Leung, Hong Kong former secretary for justice. But Newsome's trip to China has drawn concerns from some 60 advocacy groups and non-governmental organizations. They expressed their disappointment in a joint statement Friday characterizing the governor’s trip as a move to “explicitly turn away from engaging on critical human rights issues.”Asked if the only way to make progress on climate matters with China is not to mention human rights issues, Newsom denied the tradeoff, saying, “we can do many things at once.” After his Hong Kong trip, he will head to Beijing, Shanghai and the provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu. He will visit the first Chinese city to deploy an all-electric bus fleet, tour an offshore wind facility and see Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory. He will sign agreements with leaders of various Chinese provinces to set mutual commitments on a host of climate goals.Newsom’s agenda also includes conversations on “strengthening cultural ties and combating xenophobia,” and promoting economic development and tourism.Governors of California, which has an economy larger than most countries, have a long history of climate collaboration with China. Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger also traveled there to swap knowledge on reducing air pollution and emissions, and since leaving office, Brown has launched the California-China Climate Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.。

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