At the end of 2015, the number of Chinese general aviation companies reached 281 with a 17.6% year-on-year growth. Of the 281 companies, 72 are located in North China, 56 in East China, 55 in South China, 37 in Southwest China, 30 in Northeast China, 25 in northwest China, and 6 in Xinjiang Autonomous region. The number of registered aircrafts reached 1,904, including508 training aircrafts.

During the12th Five-Year Plan the compounded annual growth rate for the number of aircrafts rose to41.0%. In2015, China general aviation operating time reached to779 3k hours with a year-on-year growth of 15 5% Among total operating time, industry completed 85.5k hours of operating time while agriculture and forestry completed 42.1k hours of operating time. Industry, agriculture, and forestry accounted for 16.4% of the total operating time while other industries completed 651.8k hours of operating time, accounting for the remaining 83.6%.

Industry operation includes petroleum services, aerophotography, and electric power operation. These operation times reached38, 191hrs, 16,555hrs, and 10,292hrs respectively. Combined, these operating hours accounted for76.1% of the industry operating times.

Agriculture and forestry operation includes insect disease prevention, aerial forest protection, and aerial fertilization. Their operation times reached 18,317hrs, 10,245hrs, and 7,146hrs respectively.

Clearly the vast potential of the Chinese market has marketers salivating, despite obstacles that still spell challenge for general aviation.

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