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Aviation industry opening planned
Source: Global Times [07:59 November 16 2010]
By Tu Lei in Zhuhai
Reports Monday indicating the government is planning to open up sections of its low-altitude airspace has made China's aviation industry eager to tap into the new sector.
State-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is already making plans to develop the general aviation industry, including the creation of operational headquarters, research facilities and sales centers, as well as trial flight locations, Xu Zhanbin, vice general manager of AVIC, said Monday.
"We are trying to be a world-class general aviation solution provider by 2020," Xu added.
General aviation is the use of aircraft for purposes other than those of airlines, the military and police.
China Aviation Industry Group at present owns nine general aviation companies with a total fleet of 125 aircraft.
Over the next five to 10 years, China will establish a regulatory mechanism to oversee infrastructure, pilot-training facilities and flight safety monitoring, according to Xinhua News Agency.
According to a circular jointly issued by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, the country's low-altitude airspace will be divided into three sections: Restricted areas; surveillance areas and open areas where aircraft can fly freely after reporting flight plans in advance.
Previous regulations put low-altitude airspace throughout China under government control, which meant private planes had to apply for permission in advance for every flight and then wait for government approval, which often experienced long delays.
Currently the military controls 80 percent of the country's airspace.
"The guidelines will encourage more companies to invest in the industry and create better support facilities such as airports," said Li Chen, board chairman of Jinggong (Beijing) General Aviation Co, Monday.
According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, there are more than 320,000 general aviation aircraft globally, and the US accounts for 75 percent of that amount, compared with registered general aviation aircraft of 900 in China.
"It is good to see the government begin issuing private aviation guidelines," said an anonymous official from the Jiutian International Flight Academy in Qingdao, Shandong Province, Monday. But he believes the news of eased airspace restrictions was little more than a symbolic move, and has little short-term impact on the industry.
Xinhua contributed to this story.
China Opens Airspace For GA
China's low-altitude airspace will open up for civilian use over the next five years, the State Council and the Central Military Commission announced this week. "This is the beginning of a new chapter in China's general aviation development," Martin Lin, China president of Textron, told the Financial Times. The new rules will allow aircraft flying below 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) to take off and land without the hard-to-get prior approval that is required today. Aircraft flying from 1,000 to 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) will be required to file a flight plan but also do not have to seek prior approval from authorities. Within days of the announcement, a wealthy village had announced plans to buy 20 aircraft for training and tourism. "We've waited so long for the low-altitude airspace to be opened," said Zhou Li, manager of the Huaxi Village tourism company. The village already owns two helicopters, which will begin to offer tourist flights next month, Zhou Li told Xinhua.net.
Along with opening the airspace, China plans to build its aviation regulations, services, infrastructure, pilot training facilities and flight safety monitoring facilities, according to the circular released by authorities. China already has about 1,000 general aviation aircraft, but the State Civil Aviation Administration said that number could grow to 10,000 by 2012. The market potential is estimated at about $150 billion. This week, Air Show China is under way in Zhuhai.