Zhuhai Attracts Top Flight Aviation Players

22 Monday, November 5, 2018 China Daily

What they say The AG600, a large amphibious aircraft developed by China, carries out its maiden flight in the Zhuhai Aviation Industrial Park in December I hope there will be more themed exhibitions 2017. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY on such areas as general aviation, drones and military-civilian integration. We are striving to make bigger breakthroughs in strategic emerging industries — including advanced manufacturing, new energy and new materials to help more key enterprises develop in the Zhuhai attracts top Zhuhai Aviation Industrial Park. Zhou Zuode, office director, executive committee of the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition flight aviation players I witnessed the development of Jinwan Airport and the industrial park from the very beginning. At first, the park was a wasteland, and when we tried to give a tour around the park for our investors, we could not even find a path. Now, however, the land in the park has become a precious resource. Cai Wen, vice-general manager, Zhuhai Aviation City and Airport Group

Flight simulators involve as many industries as plane manufacturing and software. The aviation industrial park boasts a cluster of related sectors, which provides rich resources for us to develop the simulators. U-Wing Aviation is developing fast, thanks to the favorable environment in the park. Xie Yan, founder and CEO, Guangdong U-Wing Aviation Technology Co

There is a drone flying zone in the park, covering an area of 20 square kilometers, and it plays a vital role in the development of drone companies. It meets the needs required for drone research and development, manufacturing, maintenance and operational training. Wang Gang, deputy general manager, Collective Guangdong’s Jinwan district is fast becoming influential industrial hub Wisdom Technology Co With the development of drones, the connection By zhang dandan vate planes, versatile aircraft between aviation and photography has become zhangdandan@ and aircraft for specific pur- increasingly close. Aerial photography has chinadaily.com.cn poses. empowered photographers’ creative abilities with The park has clustered a more space for the imagination. The aviation Zhuhai in South China’s raft of unmanned aerial vehi- industrial park and even the whole Jinwan district Guangdong province is making cle manufacturers, which are will be a new center of Zhuhai and I hope to keep great strides in developing its focusing on the research and a record of the changes happening in the park. aviation industry, which was development of operating sys- Zhu Guizhong, president, Zhuhai Art confirmed by the recent success- tems, components and parts. Photography Association ful test flight of the world’s larg- MTU Maintenance Zhuhai est amphibious aircraft — the Co, a joint venture between Zhuhai is a land with a booming aviation industry AG600. MTU Aero Engines and China and supporting facilities in the industrial park Also known as Kunlong, the Southern Air Holding Co, is an have continued to improve. I hope there will be aircraft carried out its maiden engine maintenance services more general aviation companies developing water-based takeoff and land- provider at the park. in the park, and air sports will have more ing at Jingmen Zhanghe Air- As the largest and top- development opportunities in the park. port, one of China’s leading ranked maintenance servic- He Congfa, aeromodeling enthusiast amphibious airports in Jing- es provider for civil aviation men, Hubei province, in late engines in China, the company The development in the industrial park October, boosting the country’s covers 80 percent of all main- has brought vitality to our community. The capability in maritime search tenance services in the coun- community, located in the core area of a region and rescue operations, envi- try, according to the deputy- featuring aviation, provides quality facilities to ronmental inspections and director Xia. the park. firefighting activities. Zhuhai Xiangyi Aviation He Hongqiang, Party official, Xicheng The amphibious aircraft Technology Co is a flight train- community, Sanzao town, Jinwan district in is independently developed ing company, founded by Chi- Zhuhai and built by domestic aircraft na Southern Air Holding Co giant China Aviation Indus- and Canadian-based CAE, a Without the industrial park, the development of try General Aircraft Co, which flight simulator producer. our village would not have been so rapid. Seeing has been located in the Zhuhai Relying on advanced avia- the growth of the park over the past decade, I Aviation Industrial Park since 70 tion technology and profes- hope a better tomorrow comes about as a result. 2009. billion yuan sional training services, the More companies will bring more people and so villagers will have better business. “The park has forged itself Total investment at the park training company has become Yuan Yingquan, Party official, Haicheng village in into an aviation manufactur- by the end of 2017 the largest flight training sup- ing center with industrial plier in China, Xia added. Jinwan district, Zhuhai influence and greater competi- Located in Zhuhai’s Jinwan tiveness over the past decade,” district, the aviation indus- Being adjacent to the industrial park has given said Xia Zhigao, deputy direc- trial park covers an area of Zhuhai Airport more opportunities to play a part tor of the park’s administrative 70 99 square kilometers, and is in the aviation industry. The business of China committee. aviation projects 20 kilometers away from Zhu- Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co that develops As early as 2014, the park Had been introduced to the hai Port and 10 km from the in the park includes many tests that have a close took the lead in establishing park by the end of 2017 Guangzhou-Zhuhai railway, relationship with the airport. They need the airport an air traffic service station and thus benefits from being to provide guarantees. It is one of our missions: which offers a succession of close to convenient transpor- Offering the guarantees that help companies to flight services, including flight tation. thrive. planning, flight information, Above and below: The beautiful Jinwan district. Maintenance By the end of 2017, the park Albert Yau, general manager, Hong Kong Zhuhai weather reports and rescue. personnel check the Cirrus SR22 plane, a best seller among small planes. had introduced more than 70 Airport Management Co The service station is a mile- to establishing a whole avia- aviation-related projects, of stone for the development of tion industry chain, including which the total investment The company and the industrial park have China’s low-altitude flight, tion reform, Xia noted. capability, the park is working aviation manufacturing, main- exceeded 70 billion yuan achieved mutual benefits and win-win results. The according to Xia. The Zhuhai Aviation Indus- with China Aviation Industry tenance and services. ($10.06 billion). company has helped the park to become well- In the same year, the park trial Park is cooperating with General Aircraft Co in its col- As one of the most promi- From January to August known and enriched its industrial chain, and the launched China’s first low- the Guangdong Academy of laboration with Israel Aero- nent aircraft manufacturing 2018, total output value of park has provided the company with the necessary altitude air route — Zhuhai- Sciences to found an aerospace space Industries Ltd to develop enterprises at the park, the industrial enterprises above supporting conditions for flying as well as access Yangjiang-Luoding, making equipment research institute, a new-generation multipurpose China Aviation Industry Gen- designated size at the park to skilled professionals. The bilateral cooperation another great breakthrough as part of its efforts to attract aircraft. eral Aircraft Co has built up a reached 27.8 billion yuan, a has far surpassed our expectations. in fostering the country’s low- quality innovation resources. In addition, Zhuhai Aviation sound product portfolio, which year-on-year increase of 14.1 Bian Tao, deputy general manager at China attitude airspace administra- To enhance its innovation Industrial Park is committed covers business aircraft, pri- percent. Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co For dynamic industrial aviation park, the opportunities are sky high

By LIang kaiyan deputy general manager of the another 20 square kilometers that the industrial system liangkaiyan@ company, adding it has pro- area for drone test flights, will incorporate research and chinadaily.com.cn vided invaluable incentives which complete the airspace development, design, mainte- and assistance to support the requirements, after initial nance and modern services, Business startups have ben- company’s development. research and development of thus building a demonstration efited immensely from the Wang said Collective Wis- The park has the UAVs. park for the aviation industry. strong support of the Zhuhai dom independently develops a decade of “The UAV industry is a sec- The park will aim to estab- Aviation Industrial Park, a UAVs that run on aviation fuel tor that represents the develop- lish a bonded logistics depart- dynamic business incubator rather than batteries, which operational ment of military and civilian ment to introduce more inter- in Zhuhai, the only one of its requires more technological integration,” Yang said. national top aviation industry kind in Guangdong province, and financial support. The experience and ...” The sector involves high- projects, and so create a better according to local officials. park provided more than 5 mil- tech industries that produce environment for the bonded One shining example is lion yuan ($719,079) in grants Wang Gang, deputy general artificial intelligence sensors, processing, airport logistics Collective Wisdom Technol- over the past two years, accord- manager at Collective Wisdom intelligent controls and aero- and aviation operation service ogy, a company manufacturing ing to Wang. Technology dynamics, he said. industries, Yang said. unmanned aerial vehicles, or Yang Huabing, Party sec- Collective Wisdom Technology Co, a Zhuhai unmanned aerial In addition to the drones’ Located in Jinwan district UAVs, which was set up in the retary of the park, said that vehicle maker, attends an exhibition. development, the park is also in the Pearl River Delta, the park in 2016. the park has been focusing on accelerating the development park covers an area of 99 sq “The park has a decade of developing industrial drones, of general aviation and support km and serves businesses in operational experience and aiming to build the park up In recent years, the park has of high-tech industries and purposes, leveraging its experi- service industries in a bid to the aviation sector, in the fields has preferential policies and as an important hub for the initiated a series of policies ramped up its efforts in devel- ence in the aerospace sector. develop a high-level industrial of manufacturing, operations mechanisms,” said Wang Gang, industry. to facilitate the development oping the UAVs for industrial In July, the park added system, Yang said. He added and processing.

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