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The DirectorGeneral of Civil Aviation Ms Clara Wong led a Civil Aviation Department CAD delegation to attend the Type Certification Meeting for the C929 aircraft hosted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China CAAC in Shanghai today October 21
This was the first C929 Aircraft Type Certification Meeting jointly held by the CAAC CAD and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Macao Special Administrative Region to implement the Cooperation Arrangement on Type Certification of the C929 aircraft signed by the three authorities in April this year
Compared with C909 and C919 which were designed mainly for shorthaul routes C929 is the first longrange widebody twinaisle passenger aircraft being developed by China With a capacity of 290 seats and a range of 12 000 kilometres C929 can be used for transoceanic and longhaul intercontinental routes
Ms Wong said that at the invitation of the CAAC CAD had been actively participating in the C909 and C919 aircraft certification evaluation activities since 2007 CAD was deeply honoured to be invited again by the CAAC to participate in the C929 aircraft certification project Building upon the successful experience in the type certification projects of the C909 and C919 aircraft CAD would continue to leverage its professional expertise in airworthiness certification to actively deploy personnel to participate in the type certification activities for the C929 aircraft
During the meeting CAD representatives shared experience in aircraft certification from international practice and outlined the subsequent action plan and cooperation arrangement to support the certification working group
CAD has been supporting the highquality development of national civil aviation projects on different fronts and this collaboration will significantly promote the deep integration of Hong Kongs civil aviation industry with the national aviation sector empowering Hong Kong to fully capitalise on the major development opportunities brought about by the National 15th FiveYear Plan
Ms Wong will return to Hong Kong today October 21
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