China Announces Aviation Alliance

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Key Takeaways:

  • China is forming a new general aviation (GA) organization, the Z-Park Sky Innovations General Aviation Alliance, to significantly expand its GA industry, with projections up to $150 billion by 2020.
  • Headquartered in Beijing's "China's Silicon Valley," this nonprofit alliance includes over 60 organizations, such as GA enterprises, research companies, and institutional investors.
  • Blue Sky Innovations LLC, based in Plano, Texas, represents the alliance in the U.S., serving as a crucial bridge between China's developing GA market and global markets.
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China will soon be getting a new general aviation organization to promote industrial expansion in China. At AirVenture last week, Z-Park Sky Innovations General Aviation Alliance told reporters that the organization is aimed at helping expand GA in China, which is expected to total about $150 billion by 2020.

The alliance is headquartered in Zhongguancun Science Park (Z-Park on the north side of Beijing) in an area known as China’s Silicon Valley. It’s a nonprofit that encompasses more than 60 organizations including GA enterprises, research companies and institutional investors.Blue Sky Innovations LLC, based in the Plano, Texas, is a member of the alliance and represents the group in the U.S. Its role is to provide a western bridge between China’s emerging GA market and world markets.

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