中国将于2015年开放民航市场
China has decided to open its civil aviation markets in 2015, allowing private aircraft to fly in airspace under 1,000 meters without permissions from the military.
中国决定于2015年开放民用航空市场，届时私人飞机在低于1000米的空域内飞行将无需军方许可。
China's Civil Aviation Administration estimates that around 500,000 civil pilots should be trained to meet the market demands by 2035, while the number stands at thousands at present in the country.
The policy change comes on the heels of the country's determination to boost infrastructure, in a bid to buoy the cooling economy.
It is reported that over 200 aviation companies are applying for business licenses to operate in the new market.
The affluent are also waiting for their own private jets that can fly over the sky.
As pilot schools may launch programs to train civil pilots, oversea institutions are also looking to join hands with Chinese partners, offering new programs that may cost some 100,000 U.S. dollars.
Besides training more professionals, some of the programs will also focus on rich people who wish to fly their own jets.
China's current training system can only produce 100 pilots a year.
Industry insiders say that Beijing will publish a detailed regulation on the newly-opened aviation market by the end of this year.
They also hold high hopes that the country will further open its airspace to 3,000 meters in 2020.