Hanoi (VNA) - TheChina-ASEAN Civil Aviation Cooperation and Exchange Center was officiallylaunched at a recent forum on industry cooperation in Nanning city, China's GuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Pan Yixin, executive vice chairman of the China Air TransportAssociation (CATA), said the center aims to strengthen the connectivity of theair route network linking China and ASEAN and promote the coordinateddevelopment of aviation-oriented cultural tourism.
It will also build platforms for China-ASEAN civil aviationcooperation, hold aviation technology and equipment exhibitions, and developdemonstration areas for civil aviation capacity building, Pan added.
The center was jointly initiated by 15 organisations, includingthe CATA, China Southern Airlines, and Singapore Changi Airport.
Since China and ASEAN formally established dialogue relations,the annual passenger traffic volume of China-ASEAN civil aviation has jumpedfrom 295,000 to 26.58 million, a roughly 90-fold increase./.
Pan Yixin, executive vice chairman of the China Air TransportAssociation (CATA), said the center aims to strengthen the connectivity of theair route network linking China and ASEAN and promote the coordinateddevelopment of aviation-oriented cultural tourism.
It will also build platforms for China-ASEAN civil aviationcooperation, hold aviation technology and equipment exhibitions, and developdemonstration areas for civil aviation capacity building, Pan added.
The center was jointly initiated by 15 organisations, includingthe CATA, China Southern Airlines, and Singapore Changi Airport.
Since China and ASEAN formally established dialogue relations,the annual passenger traffic volume of China-ASEAN civil aviation has jumpedfrom 295,000 to 26.58 million, a roughly 90-fold increase./.
VNA
