Chinese aviation
authority is planning to deepen reforms on low-altitude airspace
management by simplifying approval procedures for general flights and
loosening the private pilot's license assessment, said the Economic
Information Daily on Wednesday.
Lv Junhua, financial director of
National Air Traffic Committee, said at a forum that a series of
policies will be introduced shortly to boost the industrial development
in areas including the division of airspace and air service protection.
The recent reforms are also said to include reforming the standard for the private pilot license, reported the newspaper.
A
private-licensed candidate in China needs to have at least 40 flying
hours and pass the physical and theory exam, with a minimum training
cost of 150,000 yuan, said a training provider.
"General aviation
industry in China is now in a golden age with unlimited potentials. It
is likely to become the third leading industries along with automobile
and high-speed trains," said Wang Jian, deputy director of southwest
management bureau at Civil Aviation Administration of China to the
Daily.
According to industry professionals, general flight
companies totaled 226 in China by the end of September, with 201 more at
the initial founding stage. The total number of registered general
aircraft in China has reached 1,786.
Domestic demand for flights
is expected to amount to $15.5 billion in value term in 10 years, said
the newspaper, quoting Liu Daxiang, member of Chinese Academy of
Engineering.
- Source: http://www.smartbrief.com
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