Boeing Shanghai to provide 747-8 line maintenance service for Silk Way West

Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has signed an agreement in September with Baku, Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines to provide line maintenance service for the cargo carrier’s recently acquired 747-8 freighters. “Silk Way West aims to be one of the leading cargo airlines in Eurasia, providing our customers with the best solutions for transportation of any kind of cargo,” said Kamran Gasimov, Chief Executive Officer of Silk Way West Airlines. “To achieve that, we need high-quality maintenance and competitive pricing — Boeing Shanghai gives us that as well as its ability to leverage Boeing best practices and OEM knowledge.” “We would