On September 6, the first Joint Meeting on Civil Aviation Operational Data Sharing was held in Beijing, during which 23 entities including the Operational Monitoring Center of CAAC, Air Traffic Management Bureau of CAAC, China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Spring Airlines, SF Airlines, Beijing Capital International Airport, Hongqiao Airport, Pudong Airport, Baiyun Airport, Shenzhen Airport, Chengdu Airport, Kunming Airport, Xi’an Airport, Chongqing Airport, Hangzhou Airport, etc. signed the China Civil Aviation Operational Data Sharing Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement). CAAC Deputy Administrator Wang Zhiqing attended the meeting.

According to the Agreement, the participating entities will jointly establish a unified data sharing platform for the exchange of operational data. This marks the first solid step by China’s civil aviation industry on the road towards operational data sharing and establishment of a data center, which will enable the industry to operate in a more systematic manner, improve operational efficiency and service quality, and uplift government governance and international competitiveness.

Wang Zhiqing indicated that big data represented a key driver for building China into a country with a strong civil aviation industry. All entities involved should conscientiously implement the requirements and arrangements by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the development of big data, further enhance the sense of urgency and responsibility in improving the governance of the industry by using big data, pursue reform and innovation, and join hands to drive forward civil aviation operational data sharing and the establishment of a data center in a speedy and steady manner.