Jiangxi to develop civil aviation

On August 28, the Jiangxi provincial government and the Civil Aviation Administration of China signed the minutes of talks on expediting development of the Jiangxi civil aviation industry. Ling Chengxing, Jiangxi deputy vice governor, and Gao Hongfeng, CAAC vice minister, signed the minutes in the presence of Hong Lihe, Jiangxi vice governor. Also attending the event were Meng Jianzhu, secretary of the Jiangxi Party Committee; Wu Xinxiong, Jiangxi governor; Wang Xiankui, vice secretary of the Jiangxi Party Committee; and Wu Xinxiong. Meng and Wu said Jianxi has developed its civil aviation with the support of the CAAC, as evidenced by the increase in air routes, flights and passenger volumes. Construction projects such as the Nanchang Changbei International Airport, Ganzhou Airport and Jingdezhen Airport are a big boost to the development. With the signing, CAAC has committed to support Jiangxi in terms of policies, fund, network, air route, flight and airport construction. Under the 11th Five-Year Plan of China, the CAAC and Jiangxi will enhance investment for the aviation infrastructure. Among these are expanding Nanchang Changbei International Airport, expediting the construction of small airports, relocating the Ganzhou Airport and the expanding Jingdezhen Airport. Both parties agreed to open the domestic and international air transport market of Jiangxi provincial airports and establish air routes and arrange flights schedule. Also in the works are supporting base airlines, encouraging more airlines to have Jiangxi provincial airports as ttheir base, and providing policy support to promote regional aviation.