2026 China Aviation Finance (Dongjiang) International Forum was held in Tianjin, attracting more than 200 companies to participate

China News Service, Tianjin, September 3 (Reporter Zhou Yaqiang) From September 2 to 3, the 2026 China Aviation Finance (East Xinjiang) International Forum was held in Tianjin. Representatives from more than 200 domestic and foreign airlines, leasing companies, aviation manufacturing companies, financing institutions and professional consulting service organizations attended the meeting to discuss new opportunities for the development of China's aviation finance.

The picture shows the forum scene. (Photo courtesy of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Committee)

With the theme of "Gathering momentum to create innovation and win-win future - a new picture of China's aviation finance", this forum focused on global aviation market trends, engine leasing, aircraft aftermarket construction and other issues. According to the organizer, the international participation of the forum has reached a new high. More than 60 overseas companies from Europe, America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other regions participated in the forum, covering the core links of the aviation industry chain such as leasing, air transportation, maintenance, financial services, and consulting. It is the forum with the largest number of overseas companies participating and the most complete types of institutions since the forum was held for 13 years.

During the forum, a number of foreign-invested projects were launched in Dongjiang, and business models such as overseas direct leasing, Sino-foreign joint ventures, and "Dongjiang + Hong Kong" were unveiled. Among them, the British Rolls-Royce Engine Leasing Co., Ltd. established China's first direct leasing project for overseas corporate aircraft engines; the American Nasdaq-listed company Feitai Aviation Leasing established its first operating entity in China; and Inno One Leasing, a leasing company under the Hong Kong Balago Group, launched an aircraft leasing project relying on the "Eastern Xinjiang + Hong Kong" cooperation mechanism.

According to the relevant departments of the Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Zone, so far, Dongjiang has delivered more than 2,600 leased aircraft and more than 300 aircraft engines, completed 580 cross-border asset transactions of various types, and implemented the import and dismantling business of two bonded leased aircraft, gradually opening up the closed loop of cross-border asset management throughout the entire life cycle of the aircraft. Facing the fluctuations in the global aviation market, the competitiveness of Dongjiang Aviation Leasing’s international business continues to increase.

Dongjiang said that in the next step, it will continue to optimize the policy system and corporate services, deepen the entire aviation industry chain, deepen two-way opening up to the outside world, improve the internationalization level of aviation finance, and help China's aviation finance participate in global industrial competition. (over)