China GA Report EN

FOREWORD
It is a great honor for me to write a preface for China GA Report, presented by Asian Sky Group
(ASG). As co-sponsor of the report, GA CHINA Magazine is proud to partner with ASG at all
levels. As the Executive-Chief-Editor for the magazine, I have witnessed the development of the
industry in the past six to seven years, which is astonishing and exciting. There are approximately
376 GA operators, 74 GA airports and about 200 industry associations and now in China. The
industry has come a long way to obtain today’s achievement.
Recently, the industry began to realize that the lack of data and communication was one of the
main drivers that led to the failure of investments and closure of businesses. The industry has since developed a relatively comprehensive
understanding that there are indeed tremendous gaps and differences between markets in China and other parts of the world.
Other countries have spent decades to reach today’s achievement. For China, it is the same. We need to slow down to learn about the
industry, take each step seriously, and solidly.
ASG’s China GA Report is a great source for the most updated information on the China GA market, with detailed data of fleets, professionals,
operation sectors, company profiles and so forth. Together with ASG, GA CHINA Magazine hopes to deliver the most in-depth
industry interviews and articles with the most up-to-date information and provide a thorough understanding of the industry to our
readers.
The industry changes almost every day, especially for the fast-developing sectors such as helicopter and sports aviation. So, we shall
take data and analysis as the cornerstone. I believe, with the assistance of great volumes of data and effective communication, the
industry will eventually step on the right path.
Sincerely,
Elaine Qian Siyin
Executive Managing Editor, GA China Magazine
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