Civil Aviation Authority of the People's Republic of China

	Civil Aviation ; Authority of the People's Republic of China 中国民用航空局; - CAAC -
Supervisory authority (s)	Ministry of Transport
Headquarters	Beijing People's Republic of China
Authority management	Feng Zhenglin
Website	[1]

Main administrative building of the Civil Aviation Authority of the People's Republic of China

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (中国民用航空局Ch.) (Engl. Civil Aviation Administration of China [CAAC]) located in the district Dongcheng of Beijing was established on November 2, 1949. It belongs to the division of the Chinese Ministry of Transport. The aviation authority's administrator is Feng Zhenglin.

tasks and activities

The agency oversees national civil aviation and investigates accidents involving civil aircraft. It is also the sponsor of two universities. Historically, this also included the public company CAAC Airlines .

List of directors

Zhong Chibing (November 1949 - October 1952)
Zhu Huizhao (October 1952 - June 1955)
Kuang Rennong (June 1955 - June 1973)
Ma Renhui (June 1973 - June 1975)
Liu Cunxin (June 1975 - December 1977)
Shen Tu (December 1977 - March 1985)
Hu Yizhou (March 1985 - February 1991)
Jiang Zhuping (February 1991 - December 1993)
Chen Guangyi (December 1993 - June 1998)
Liu Jianfeng (June 1998 - May 2002)
Yang Yuanyuan (May 2002 - December 2007)
Li Jiaxiang (December 2007 - January 2016)
Feng Zhenglin (January 2016 - today)

Aviation universities

Civil Aviation University of China

Civil Aviation University of China campus (partial view)

The authority is responsible for the Civil Aviation University of China (中国民航大学) in Tianjin (Dongli). The university was founded on September 25, 1951. There are around 1,000 employees and around 24,000 students.

Civil Aviation Flight University of China

The authority is also responsible for the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (中国民用航空飞行学院) in Guanghan . The university was founded on May 26, 1956 and has 8,000 students. There are the following institutions: College of Flight Technology, College of Air Traffic Control, College of Aviation Engineering, College of Air Transport Management, College of Computer Science, College of Foreign Languages, College of Cabin Attendants, Sports Department, Simulator Training Center, Aero Engine Maintenance Training Center, Aircraft Repair Plant, Sanxing General Airline Co., Ltd., and Chinese Civil Aviation Scientific Research Base.

CAAC Airlines

Ilyushin Il-62 of CAAC Airlines (1974)

CAAC Airlines (ICAO code: CCA , IATA : CA ) was a public company in the division of this civil aviation authority of the People's Republic of China and was founded in 1949. Initially only regional flights were carried out, later also national and international flights.

The airline had a national monopoly until 1985. This airline was dissolved on July 1, 1988, and the following 6 airlines were created: Air China , China Eastern Airlines , China Southern Airlines , China Northern Airlines , China Northwest Airlines and China Southwest Airlines . These later merged into the three airlines Air China , China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines .

Incidents

On April 26, 1982 a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E of the CAAC (B-266 ) launched at Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (old) collided with a mountain about 60 km southeast of it while approaching Guilin Qifengling Airport . All 112 people on board were killed. There are contradicting information on the cause of the accident (see also CAAC flight 3303 ) .

On December 24, 1982, a fire broke out on board an Ilyushin Il-18B shortly before landing at Guangzhou-Baiyun Airport (old) . The CAAC machine landed safely and an evacuation was initiated. Of the 69 people on board, 25 died and 37 were injured. The fire was caused by the cigarette that a passenger accidentally dropped into an inaccessible gap between the seat rail and the inside wall of the cabin (see also CAAC flight 2311 ) .

On August 31, 1988 on slipped Airport Guangzhou Baiyun (old) launched Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E HS.121 the CAAC Airlines (B-2218) at the Hong Kong airport Kai Tak in a crash landing in the harbor. The cause of the accident was presumably a sudden deterioration in visibility due to heavy rain, 7 occupants drowned (see also CAAC flight 301 ) .

Web links

Official website of the authority (English)
Official website of the Civil Aviation University of China (English)
Official website of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (English)

Individual evidence

[1] ttp://www.caac.gov.cn/en/GYMH/LDJS/

[2] ttp://www.caac.gov.cn/en/GYMH/LDJS/

[3] | title = 历任局长

[4] ttp://www.cauc.edu.cn/en/75.html

[5] ttp://www.cauc.edu.cn/en/76.html

[6] ttp://www.cafuc.edu.cn/eg/C_1_2.html

[7] ttps://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/china.html

[8] ttps://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/caac-civil-aviation-administration-of-china/

[9] ttps://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/china.html

[10] Accident report Trident 2E B-266 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on November 11, 2018.

[11] .lib.hku.hk Official accident report