[Explanation] In the past ten years, China has achieved a historic leap from a big transportation country to a strong transportation country.

The drive for innovation also plays a key role in the development of aviation.

Compared with international advanced counterparts, what is the current level of China's civil aviation science and technology innovation, what are the highlights, and what is the future development path?

In the process of participating in the formulation of international aviation rules, how to enhance China's right to speak?

Ding Shuiting, president of the Civil Aviation University of China and a well-known expert in the field of aero-engines, accepted an exclusive interview with China News Agency "East-West Question" during the ICAO Innovation Expo in Montreal, Canada.

  【Subtitle】What is the main direction or focus of scientific and technological innovation in the field of international civil aviation?

  [Concurrent] Ding Shuiting, President of Civil Aviation University of China

  From the perspective of the development of international civil aviation, I feel that there are several very important themes, which are actually highly relevant to the domestic and our civil aviation "14th Five-Year Plan".

Like what is the first one?

Green and sustainable.

For example, electric power, hydrogen energy, and SAF are the sustainable (aviation) fuels we talk about.

Because the advantage of SAF is that it does not change the structure of existing aircraft and engines, including its fuel storage and transportation system.

It's called drop-in (direct use), and it can directly facilitate the application.

  There is another theme, that is, people are talking more about AI (artificial intelligence), advanced algorithms, that is, in the aspect of intelligence, the application of big data, how to improve the safety and economical operation of civil aviation, this is also a important direction.

  [Subtitles] What are the highlights of China's civil aviation technology innovation and development in the past ten years?

What level does it compare with international advanced peers?

  [Concurrent] Ding Shuiting, President of Civil Aviation University of China

  The past ten years may be a period of rapid development of China's civil aviation.

We all know that our original civil aviation transportation industry was largely based on the operation and maintenance of European and American equipment.

This actually makes our country's entire transportation volume ranked second in the world, that is, we call it a major civil aviation country.

But this decade has indeed changed, that is, we have begun to have our own manufacturing industry.

  Marked by the establishment of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Limited in 2008, our ARJ21 (new regional airliner) has actually been in service now.

Our C919 (large passenger aircraft) is also entering the route.

Our engines, civil engines, like our AES 100 turboshaft, should be certified (airworthiness) in the near future.

Our Changjiang 1000 engine, this is the replacement power for our C919, and now (development) is progressing very smoothly, wait a minute.

  [Subtitles] What are the development ideas of China's civil aviation innovation in the future?

  [Concurrent] Ding Shuiting, President of Civil Aviation University of China

  In fact, in the "14th Five-Year Plan for Civil Aviation Development", you have to summarize it. Of course, from my perspective, there is actually a "five-line model".

This "five-line model" is actually very consistent with some of the current international aviation and civil aviation formulations.

  Which five lines?

The "five lines" are actually five circles.

The circle in the middle is called the bottom line of safety, that is, we have a bottom line of safety; then outside this circle is the baseline of safety; then outside is the main line of wisdom; what is outside?

It's the high green line.

The outermost circle is the mass-efficiency line.

  [Subtitles] How to improve China's right to speak in the formulation of rules and regulations in the field of international civil aviation?

  [Concurrent] Ding Shuiting, President of Civil Aviation University of China

  Civil aviation is an international industry.

Can't say I made it my own, it's impossible.

But we must target a trend in the next generation of international regulations.

Since we are all facing the same challenges, we can come up with our solution at the same time, and we call it the China solution for future international regulations.

In fact, we are participating in this kind of governance, and in the process of participating, we can form our own international discourse power.

If you don't have this (scientific and technological innovation) strength and the foundation of this research, it is very difficult for you to put forward some convincing suggestions on international rules and standards.

And this alone is not enough, we have to work closely with our industrial side.

That is, we must, so it is called "deep integration of the two industries", that is, the transportation industry and the manufacturing industry must be deeply integrated.

What is needed most now is this synergy.

  Reported by Yu Ruidong and Xu Miaoqiao

Responsible editor: [Lu Yan]