China encourages enterprises to develop international air cargo
Our newspaper, Beijing, March 29 (Reporter Xu Peiyu) On the 29th, Ren Hong, the first-level inspector of the Infrastructure Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council that China's all-cargo aircraft development is in the initial stage. In the next step, aviation logistics companies will be encouraged to improve their international air cargo capacity to stabilize the supply chain.
According to Ren Hong, 90% of China's international freight traffic is concentrated in the five major airports of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhengzhou. "At present, the 235 airports in the country are basically comprehensive airports, and the airports with freight functions are still zero. It is also an important task for us to promote the orderly construction of airports with freight functions." Ren Hong said. Ezhou Airport is the first airport in China with a cargo function as its main function. It is positioned as a cargo hub and passenger feeder airport. According to the planning and design of cargo and mail throughput of 3.3 million tons in 2030, it is also the first social capital and private enterprise in China. Airport project. Construction of Ezhou Airport has begun smoothly in the second half of 2019, and work has resumed. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2021 or early 2022.
In terms of capacity, the development of China's all-cargo aircraft is still in its infancy. In terms of quantity, China currently has only 173 all-cargo aircraft, accounting for only 4.5% of the civil aviation transport fleet, both in terms of number and proportion. Depending on the speed of development, the number of freighters has grown slowly. In the previous few years of the 13th Five-Year Plan period, a total of 49 freighters were added, accounting for only 40% of the expected value of the 13th Five-Year Plan. Looking at the volume of cargo transported, the cargo volume in the belly compartment of passenger aircraft accounts for 2/3 of the overall air cargo volume, and only 1/3 in full cargo aircraft. On international routes, the cargo volume in the belly compartment of passenger aircraft is 49%, and the carrying capacity is small.
In recent years, the emergence of new formats has provided a very good market prospect for the development of cargo aircraft. For example, Ren Hong said that SF Airlines has a total of 61 all-cargo aircraft and has the largest fleet of all-cargo aircraft in China. In the epidemic prevention and control, it took over 90% of N95 mask transportation tasks in Hubei. "We will encourage airlines and logistics companies to introduce cargo aircraft into relevant plans, assist companies to expedite the introduction procedures, and promote the continuous expansion of the size of China's all-cargo aircraft fleet. At the same time, encourage deep integration between airlines and logistics companies and encourage the transformation and development of traditional airlines. Support professional aviation logistics companies with all-cargo aircraft fleets to enter the airport, and create an efficient and professional all-cargo aircraft operation platform for airlines. "
Ren Hong said that in the future, he will make up his mind to make up for the shortcomings of international air cargo. Including the construction of an air cargo hub, focusing on the coordinated development of aviation and railway, highway, and water transportation integration, so that the goods can be used by the people as soon as possible after they arrive at the airport.
Xu Peiyu