Money talks as Chengdu firms up hub credentials
China DailyA laboratory technician handles samples at an enterprise located in Chengdu Tianfu International Bio-Town. CHINA DAILY Air economy As a city with two major airports — Shuangliu International Airport and Tianfu International Airport — Chengdu is striving to create a new type of business environment. The International Airport Economic Zone has been entrusted with the task of enhancing Chengdu's position and value distribution capability in the global industrial network, as well as strengthening its functions as an international gateway hub. Currently, the Shuangliu area has gathered three major anchor companies — Airbus, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and SF Express — as well as 26 projects and four functional platforms. Airbus, Tarmac Aerosave and Aerotropolis Xingcheng Group have joined forces to establish the first joint venture company in China for aircraft full life-cycle services.