Chinese financial press sources report the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have published the “Implementation Plan for Innovative Application of General Aviation Equipment (2024-2030).”
The plan proposes “to accelerate the demonstration application of urban air transportation,” according to press reports, translated by Google translate. “To adapt to the needs of future urban air transportation, support the development of application demonstrations focusing on eVTOL in key areas such as the Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and support the holding of relevant events. Support a batch of SAM equipment to accelerate market application, encourage the exploration and construction of a three-dimensional transportation low-altitude route network, and strive to cultivate new manned air transportation formats such as business travel, air ferries, and private charter flights.
“By 2027, China’s general aviation equipment supply capacity and industrial innovation capabilities will be significantly improved, a modern general aviation basic support system will be basically established, an efficient integrated industrial ecology will be initially formed, and the general aviation public service equipment system will be basically perfected, with unmanned, electrified, and n
ew general aviation equipment with intelligent technical features has realized commercial applications in urban air transport, logistics distribution, emergency rescue and other fields.”
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