The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Printing and Distributing the Middle and Long Term Development Plan for Civil Aviation Industry
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Printing and Distributing the Middle and Long Term Development Plan for Civil Aviation Industry
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Printing and Distributing the Middle and Long-Term Development Plan for Civil Aviation Industry
May 22, 2013
In order to guide and promote the development of China's civil aviation industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has formulated the Middle and Long-Term Development Plan for Civil Aviation Industry (2013-2020) in accordance with the overall deployment and requirements of the State Council on the middle and long-term development of China's aviation industry.
Middle and Long-Term Development Plan for Civil Aviation Industry (2013-2020)
As a strategic high-tech industry of the state, the aviation industry serves as the material basis of the air force for national defense and air traffic and transportation, and is an important driving force for the development of national economy and scientific and technological innovation. Striving to develop civil aviation industry is a fundamental guarantee to satisfy the rapid growth of civil aviation transportation, and an important means to lead scientific and technological progress, guide industrial upgrading and promote comprehensive national strength. With a view to optimizing the independent development system of the aviation industry, consistently strengthening the core competitiveness and ability of sustainable development, realizing the leap forward development of civil aviation industry, these Plans are formulated in accordance with the Outline of the People's Republic of China on the Twelfth Five-year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, the National Guideline on Medium and Long-Term Program for Scientific and Technological Development (2006-2020), the National Development Plan for Strategic Emerging Industries during the Twelfth Five-year Period and the overall deployment and requirements of the state on the middle and long-term development of the aviation industry.
Article 1 The Status of Development and the Current Situation
1. The Status of Development
After over 60 years of arduous pioneering work, China has basically established an independent aviation industry system and made achievements that attract worldwide attention. In the new century, China's aviation industry has entered a stage of rapid development, and the scientific research and production has reached a new level. First of all, civil aircraft has achieved significant improvements. Aircrafts such as the Modern Ark 60 turboprop regional aircraft, H425 helicopter and Y-12 utility aircraft etc have entered into domestic and foreign markets in batches; and the research and manufacture of C919 air bus, ARJ21 turbofan regional aircraft, Z-15 medium helicopter and other key products are being carried forward steadily. Secondly, the technological level has been improved significantly. The tackling of problems of the key technologies for civil aircraft has achieved significant improvements. Thirdly, the industrial system is being constantly improved and perfected. The building of fundamental aviation capacity has been further strengthened; aviation scientific research is constantly yielding new results, and the international cooperation on science and industries is being continuously deepened. Therefore, an industrial layout of combing and integrating military and civil use are being gradually formed.
While making significant achievements, the aviation industry in China also faces many difficulties and problems, and still lags behind the advanced international level. The aviation product system is incomplete; the level of technology is relatively backward; the fundamental research is weak; and technological reserve is insufficient; the civil aircraft industry is still in the growth phase; the capacity for obtaining airworthiness certificate and airworthiness certification is inadequate; engine, critical materials and components are still the bottlenecks restricting the development of China's civil aviation industry.
2. Current Situation
The upcoming decade is a pivotal period to accelerate and promote the construction of socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics, as well as a period to conquer difficulties in order for aviation industry to realize leap forward development. Upon judgment of the domestic and international situations, it is found that China's civil aviation industry is facing precious opportunities. Firstly, industrial development has been attached high importance to and won wide attention; the state has listed aviation equipment on the list of key directions of strategic emerging industries, and is carrying out major special projects for large aircrafts, in an effort to promote the rapid development of China's civil aviation industry. Secondly, the rapid development of national economy and the modernization construction of national defense have provided broad market space for the development of civil aviation industry. In particular, the reform in airspace management and the opening of low altitude airspace are experiencing acceleration, thus bringing new market opportunities to the development of utility aircrafts. Thirdly, industrial transformation and upgrading, remarkable strengthening of innovation capacity and international competitiveness will provide sound scientific, technological and industrial basis for accelerating the development of civil aviation industry.
On the other hand, after over a hundred years of development, high degree of monopoly has formed in the market of world aviation industry. With the increasingly fierce market competition and the continuously accelerating progress in the aviation scientific technology, the development of China's civil aviation industry is facing numerous challenges.
Article 2 Guidelines and Development Objectives
1. Guidelines
Under the guidance of the Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Representatives and the scientific approach for development, we shall firmly grasp and utilize the important strategic opportunity period and meet the need of national economy development, under the lead of the implementation of major specific projects and the research and manufacture of key models, and under the guidance of the market. While focusing on enterprises as the main body, we shall nurture good environment for development, focus on improving the ability of independent innovation, improve the level of international cooperation, speed up the development of civil aircraft industry, optimize the independent development system in all aspects, constantly strengthen core competitiveness and sustainable development capacity, so as to set a solid foundation for the building of a nation which is strong and powerful in aviation industry.
2. Basic Principles
Insist on combining military and civil use. We shall plan the development of military and civil aviation industry as a whole, build and improve the system of scientific research and production which combines military and civil use, energetically promote the opening and sharing of military and regional resources, and gradually build an aviation industry development system which meets the law of socialist market economy and integrates military and civil use.
Insist on innovation as the driving force.
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