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| From Taiwan merchants' charter flights in 2003, to Chinese traditional festivals charter flights, and to weekend charter flights which take off on July 4, 2008, China mainland and Taiwan are walking smoothly towards regular direct cross-straits flights. |  |
| The Greg Norman design at Top City/Epoch Center played host to the 2008 Boeing Invitational. It was the second year running that the aerospace forum of the American Chamber of Commerce organized a golf day for its members and guests, and the tournament attracted 70 golfers from around China. |  |
| China launched its first jumbo jet company in Shanghai on May 11, with the aim of developing it into a globally competitive aircraft manufacturer. The company, named Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (CACC), will be responsible for researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing the made-in-China large passenger aircraft. |  |
| As the unique and most authoritative expo in its kind in China, this Expo aims to provide an excellent platform for Int'l industry people to exchange ideas as well as products, and thus, making Beijing the exchanging hub for police equipments and technologies in Asia – Pacific region. |  |
| On March 31, 18 flights returned to their departure points in southwestern Yunnan province, affecting more than 1,000 passengers. Media reports said that the pilots, who work for China Eastern Airlines' Yunnan branch, were protesting over their pay and working conditions. In the past years, more and more pilots put forward resignation. What lies behind it is a pilot shortage and the out-of-date pilot management system in China. China has 12,000 civil pilots. But official figures predict that the total number of flights would increase 80 percent by 2010 and 6,500 more pilots would be required. |  |
| Approved by State Council, CAAC unveils the National Civil Airport Development Plan earlier this year. According to the plan, which covers the years up to 2020, the number of airports nationwide will increase to 192 by 2010, and to 244 by 2020. The new airports will be built in five main regions of the country - North, East, South, South West and North West. The plan means that eight of every ten Chinese will live within 100 kilometers of an airport by 2020. |  |
| Construction of Ameco Beijing's A380 aircraft maintenance hangar, the largest in Asia, was completed in Beijing on March 18, 2008. The hangar will be able to accommodate all Boeing and Airbus series aircraft including the A380 "superjumbo" aircraft after it is put into operation in April, according to Ameco Beijing. |  |
| In order to enhance Shanghai's aviation hub status, Shanghai Airport Authority accelerates the expansion of Pudong Airport. Shanghai Pudong International Airport T2 will start operation in two stages on 26 March 2008 and 29 April 2008 respectively. |  |
| Since August 2003, all the units under CAAC have started preparing, in order to guarantee the safety, convenience and simplicity of the air transportation during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, taking the opportunity of Olympic Games, China steps up building of a powerful civil aviation industry. |  |
| CAAC will unveil a plan to reform the charging system for airlines using domestic airports from March 1, 2008. The main aim of this reformation is to coordinate the common interests of airports and airlines which does not involve the adjustment of passenger charges and will not result in rising civil airline ticket prices. |  |
Mr. Yang Yuanyuan, former Minister of CAAC , was there at Aviation Expo/China 2007 with us
Mr. Gao Hongfeng, Vice Minister of CAAC, was there at Air Show China 2002 with us
Mr. Yang Guoqing, Vice Minister of CAAC, was there at Aviation Expo/China 2005 with us | Video
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