The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the civil aviation statistics for 2015 at the National Civil Aviation Work Conference held in Beijing on Dec. 22-23. The highlights are as follows:

60.13 Billion Yuan

In January-November, the profit of China's civil aviation industry surged 10.5% from the same period a year to 60.13 billion yuan, hitting a historic high.

480 Million Passengers

Chinese airlines are expected to carry up to 480 million passengers and 6.6 million tonnes of cargo and mail by the end of 2016, a year-on-year increase of 11% and 5.5%, respectively.

45.96 Million Hours

The civil aviation industry has operated safely for 76 consecutive months and accumulated 45.96 million hours of safe operation.

76.46%

The on-time performance of Chinese passenger airlines averaged 76.46% in the first 11 months of 2016, up 9.16 percentage points year on year. Bad weather was attributed to 56.8% of all delayed flights.

28 10-Million Passenger Club Members

28 domestic airports handle over 10 million passengers within the year of 2016. Shanghai's two airports hit a 100 million passenger milestone in December for the first time, while Beijing Capital International Airport joined 90 million passenger clubs.

270 New Aircraft

Chinese carriers took delivery of 270 aircraft from January to November.

260 New Routes

Chinese carriers made a rapid international expansion this year as domestic airlines opened 260 new international routes in the same timeframe. Available seats on international routes increased 22.2% while passenger numbers were up 23.4% on international routes.

4,890 New Licensed Pilots

As many as 4,890 new pilots, 2,393 technicians, 432 ATCs and 567 dispatchers have joined the Chinese civil aviation industry in 2016.

120 Countries

China has signed or initialed bilateral air transport agreements with 120 countries.

27 New General Aviation Firms

China's general aviation industry welcomed 27 newly established firms, introducing 182 new general aviation aircraft.

107.2 Billion Ton-Kilometers

CAAC forecasts a 107.2 billion tonne-kilometers of RTK (revenue tonne-kilometers), 536 million passenger throughput and 6.97 million cargo & mail throughput 2017, up 11.8%, 10.8% and 5% over 2016 respectively. The industry plans to newly start 10 major projects, continue 34 projects, and invest 77 billion yuan on fixed assets in the whole industry next year.

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