China Making Progress Toward GA-Friendly Skies

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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Ch ... 864-1.html

July 12, 2010
China Making Progress Toward GA-Friendly Skies
By Mary Grady, Contributing editor

Changes are expected soon that would make China much more open to general aviation, according to China Daily. "There will be progress in opening up the low-altitude airspace in the later half of this year, and many local governments have expressed interest in investment," said Wang Xia, vice president of the General Aviation School at Civil Aviation University of China. The skies have gradually become more open to private, low-altitude aircraft, but only if operators comply with a complex and time-consuming approval process that involves several different government agencies. To become a private pilot, applicants must pass a series of tests and physical exams, and spend about $20,000. There are only about 1,000 private pilots in China, according to China Daily. Meanwhile, officials are investigating corruption in China's aviation industry, the Canadian Press reports.

Several officials have been fired, and investigations continue into bribery and influence peddling involving individuals in both industry and government, according to the CP. "In China, aviation is a semi-militarized industry, not a completely commercial one," said Zhang Qihuai, a law professor at the Logistics College of the Chinese Air Force. "It attracts huge amounts of money and power. ...This has been a terrible problem for a while." One aviation official, who had not been targeted in the probe, threw himself in front of a train last week.

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как все знакомо
Только под поезд у нас не бросаются

[Misha]

как все знакомо
Только под поезд у нас не бросаются

Да и про коррупцию в Росавиации из официальных источников я не слышал... Нет ее, в общем (в отличие от Китая)...

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Китайские партизаны ...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... 20,00.html

... as planes and helicopters become the new playthings of China's wealthy elite, private-plane owners are agitating for more freedom to fly, and hei fei, or black flights ...

In July, Liu Boquan, a prominent hotel owner in Dongguan, garnered plenty of praise — and plenty of headlines — when he took to the skies in his helicopter to apprehend a band of thieves. The bandits had apparently made off with his Porsche, but Liu was able to track them from his chopper, cornering them at a nearby fish farm — where, in a Bond-esque plot twist, one made a getaway and Liu took to his speedboat to round him up.