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China on the way to be a civil aviation power

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Since the opening-up and reform, the total transportation turnover of the civil aviation in China has been rising at a pace of 17.5 percent annually on average, said Yang Yuanyuan, director general of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) at the press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council.

In 2003, the industry achieved a total transportation turnover of 17.08 b. Ton/km. Its 3.03m./hours of continuous safety flights broke the record of 2.7m./hours of safety flights in continuity. The gross transportation turnover notched up to the fifth from the 37t

h among the signatory states of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

As learned that in 2003 the Chinese civil aviation carriers conveyed 875.9m. person/time passengers and the freight volume amounted to 21.9m. tonnage, a rise by 1.9 percent and 8.4 percent respectively over the previous year. Revenue from the major business in the industry came to 106.8b.yuan, 1.4 percent higher than that of the previous year. Two attempts of plane explosion and hijacking were successfully prevented, making 2003 a safe year for air transportation and control.

1200-plus scheduled air-routes are opened. A fairly fully-fledged network for domestic and international air transportation in connection with major countries and regions of the rest of the world has taken shape. There are 660 planes in service. Civil aviation treaties have been signed or renewed with five countries including Iceland. By the end of last year, China has singed the civil aviation treaties with 92 countries to expand foreign exchanges and cooperation. The utilization of contracted foreign direct investment reached USD110m., up 28 percent over the previous year.

Significant progresses have been made on system reform. CAAC completed the readjustment of its functionary units and affiliates. Administrations for seven areas of CAAC have accomplished institutional reform. Reforms on systems of civil aviation airports, administration, and public securities have been basically completed. The management of airports has been transferred to the local governments in most provinces. The first batch of air police has been recruited.

The Chinese civil aviation industry is building a new type of industry management regime adaptable to the socialist market economy. According to the target set for the Chinese civil aviation industry in 2004, the gross transportation turnover will rise to 20b. Tons/km, 1038m/person-time of passengers traveling by air and 2.5m/tons of cargo and mail transportation, a respective increase by 19, 20 and 18 percent over that of the previous year. Safety flight for transportation and air control is also expected for 2004 with the air accident warning per 10 thousand hours less than 0.9.

By People's Daily Online

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