China’s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) launched its first aircraft disassembly project on Friday at a one-stop aircraft maintenance base in Haikou, marking the completion of the port’s full-service chain for whole-aircraft disassembly and strengthening the region’s aircraft asset disposal capabilities.
Aircraft disassembly is a core link in the downstream aviation industry chain and a vital part of the aviation circular economy.
By dismantling decommissioned aircraft and inspecting and refurbishing their components, the process enables the recycling and reuse of aviation materials, parts and airframe structures, delivering both significant economic value and environmental benefits while enhancing the core competitiveness of the FTP’s aviation maintenance sector.
Prior to this project, the Hainan FTP had been providing bonded maintenance services for overseas aircraft on a regular basis, accumulating extensive experience in aviation operations and maintenance.
With the addition of aircraft disassembly services, the Hainan FTP has established a closed-loop aircraft maintenance industry chain covering aircraft repair, modification and upgrading, disassembly, and aviation materials recycling, further expanding the FTP’s aviation industry ecosystem.
China’s Hainan FTP starts first aircraft disassembly project
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen immediately afterward.
"The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is open to all," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump also claimed that Iran now "no longer wants a nuclear weapon" and suggested the United States will work with Iran to remove enriched uranium at an "appropriate time."
He said the signing of the deal would make U.S. relations with Iran "different and better," but warned that "we have the ultimate alternative" unless the process moves forward "quickly, easily and smoothly."
Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar also said Saturday that an electronic signing ceremony of the U.S.-Iran deal is scheduled for Sunday, after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said earlier on the day that the United States and Iran had agreed on a peace deal framework and were expected to sign it shortly. Pakistan has been mediating the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.
However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqhaei reportedly denied that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States to end the conflict would be signed on Sunday, citing what he described as "the other side's hesitation."
Baqhaei also stressed that any potential MoU between Iran and the United States "would merely serve as a framework for continuing talks" and should not be regarded as "a final agreement."
He added that discussions on the nuclear issue are expected to continue over a 60-day period, according to Iranian state media reports.
Trump says US-Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday
