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.

Inspector (Level Two) from the Department of Transport of CAAC, Jin Junhao, explained at the briefing that the Notice mainly aimed at the difficulties, problems and obstructive links in the daily operation of cargo aviation by proposing the following measures: easing of the operation arrangements of cargo routes in Beijing, simplifying the issuance procedures for operation licenses of domestic and international cargo routes, simplifying review procedures for flight plans, differentiated management of slots for cargo and mail flights and passenger flights as well as improving the level of informatization of routes and flights supervision.