In order to thoroughly implement the important instructions of President Xi Jinping on building a comprehensive transport system, speed up the building of China into a civil aviation power, win the fight against poverty, and give further play to the role of small and medium-sized airports in developing regional economy and improving people's travel conditions, the Ministry of Finance and CAAC jointly issued the Notice on Revising Interim Measures on the Management of Subsidies for Small and Medium-sized Civil Aviation Airports on April 30, in accordance with the relevant regulations on the use and management of the Civil Aviation Development Fund. The revised subsidy measures further increase the support for small and medium-sized airports in the central and western regions, especially those in areas of deep poverty, border areas, areas of ethnic minorities, old revolutionary base areas, remote and backward areas and areas with poor ground transport.

CAAC recently issued the Notice on Further Improving the Management Policies of Cargo Routes and Flights (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), aiming to boost the capacity of China's air cargo and enhance the international competitiveness of China's logistics industry. According to the Notice, approval processes will be reduced and approval efficiency increased, thereby helping airlines to arrange cargo flights more flexibly and efficiently.

On May 15, China's civil aviation sector operated 10,262 flights, which was about 60 per cent of the number before the COVID-19 outbreak. It is the first time that the number of flights in a single day crossed the mark of 10,000 since February 1.

To financial departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and municipalities separately listed in the State Plan, Financial Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, CAAC Regional Administrations and transport airlines:

Pakistan will resume its international flight operations from Friday night after the government eased some of the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a notification issued by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday.

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Poland plans to extend a ban on international flights by two weeks until June 6 due to the coronavirus pandemic, state-run news agency PAP said on Friday citing infrastructure ministry documents.

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China has seen fast improvement in its international air cargo transport capacity which strongly facilitates the country's international supply chain, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).