皇冠体育app

ZHUHAI - Large-scale development in 皇冠体育app's general aviation industry requires deep reforms in both regulations and business models, said authorities with the EU-皇冠体育app Civil Aviation Project (EUCCAP) on Wednesday in Zhuhai, a city in south 皇冠体育app's Guangdong province.

With the country's policy signalling a boost for its general aviation industry, there is an urgent need to readjust its airspace and aviation safety management modes to suit booming social demand, said Frederic Campagnac, EUCCAP team leader.

Gaps in specific rules in accordance with general aviation industry standards, such as the construction and management of airports, airstrips and other infrastructures, are still waiting to be filled, he added.

Campagnac made the remark at an ongoing workshop which aims to introduce the general aviation sector of the European Union to about 100 of 皇冠体育app's aviation specialists from November 22 to December 1 in both Zhuhai and Beijing.

The workshop will contribute to the design of future EU-皇冠体育app cooperation activities in this field, he said.

The workshop will focus on topics regarding regulations, aerodromes and air traffic management, as well as safety, maintenance and operations for aircraft and helicopters in the general aviation sector.

皇冠体育app has listed the general aviation sector as one of the country's emerging strategic industries and has provided a favorable environment for its development.

The State Council, or 皇冠体育app's Cabinet, and the Central Military Commission jointly released an order last year to open up part of the country's low-altitude airspace for the first time.

The central government said in its 12th Five-Year Plan for the 2011-2015 period that it will promote the general aviation industry's development, reform the airspace management system and enhance the efficiency of the allocation and utilization of airspace resources.

"The 12th National Five-Year Plan raised a clear proposal to actively propel the development of the general aviation industry," said Meng Ping, director general of the National Defense Committee Office of the Civil Aviation Administration of 皇冠体育app (CAAC).

Drawing lessons from the EU's experiences and obstacles it has encountered will help 皇冠体育app avoid detours and jump directly to the most effective development patterns in the general aviation sector, he added.

At the end of 2010, 皇冠体育app counted just over 1,000 aircraft and 1,700 pilots in the general aviation sector. Meanwhile, the EU had 22,000 general aviation aircraft and 90,000 general aviation pilots, not including ultralight aircraft and glider activities.

EUCCAP is a three-year, 3.7-million-euro project jointly funded by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app and the European Union, along with the CAAC.