Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News (Chief Reporter Dai Xiaorong, Reporter Yi Dong) The construction of a national low-altitude economic industry comprehensive demonstration zone is an important measure to implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, promote the development of low-altitude economics, and accelerate the formation of new productive forces. Shenzhen is a low-altitude economic development highland in the country. In recent years, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have actively innovated the low-altitude economic development mechanism, taken the lead in launching the construction of low-altitude intelligent integrated infrastructure, promulgated the country's first local regulations on the low-altitude economy, formulated supporting industrial development policies, established and improved the industrial service ecosystem, and comprehensively laid out the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy. .
In order to further comprehensively develop the "City in the Sky", promote the transformation of low-altitude airspace resources from natural resources into economic resources, drive large-scale investment and innovative applications in the low-altitude economy, and better coordinate the development and safety of the low-altitude economy, in December 2023, Shenzhen City officially applied to relevant national ministries and commissions to create a national low-altitude economic and industrial comprehensive demonstration zone.
The reporter learned from the Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau that recently, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has clearly supported Shenzhen in building a national low-altitude economic industry comprehensive demonstration zone, supported Shenzhen in improving its industrial development service system, and agreed to carry out research pilot projects such as low-altitude logistics and urban air transportation to enrich and expand For low-altitude application scenarios, build a system of low-altitude regulations and standards, and strengthen the construction of digital network platforms and low-altitude service infrastructure. The supportive opinions of the Civil Aviation Administration of China provide strong support for the high-quality development of Shenzhen's low-altitude economic industry.
Innovative mechanisms, Shenzhen’s low-altitude economy is poised to fly high
Shenzhen has industrial advantages, policy advantages and airspace advantages. Technological innovation, expansion of market demand and active participation of leading enterprises have provided broad prospects for the development of Shenzhen in the field of low-altitude economy. In recent years, Shenzhen has made full efforts to develop a new low-altitude economic track, leading the country in low-altitude flight scale, and continues to increase investment in airspace coordinated operations, establishing and improving policy and regulatory systems, and strengthening industrial service capabilities.
At the end of 2022, the "Shenzhen Low-altitude Economic Industry Innovation and Development Implementation Plan (2022-2025)" was released, pointing out the direction for the high-quality development of the urban low-altitude economic industry. At the beginning of 2023, Shenzhen included "low-altitude economy" in the government work report for the first time, proposing to build a low-altitude economic center; in December, "Shenzhen's Several Measures to Support the High-Quality Development of Low-altitude Economy" was officially launched, focusing on the introduction and training of enterprises in the low-altitude economic chain, 20 specific support measures were proposed in four aspects: encouraging technological innovation, expanding low-altitude flight application scenarios, and improving the industrial supporting environment.
At the beginning of 2024, Shenzhen introduced the country's first low-altitude economic legislation - the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Low-altitude Economic Industry Promotion Regulations". On the basis of summarizing the development rules of industrial clusters, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, combined with Shenzhen's actual development, have continuously improved and continuously improved Shenzhen's "20+8" industrial cluster system has added low-altitude economy and aerospace industry clusters to further improve the top-level design, coordination mechanisms and policy measures for the development of low-altitude economic industries.
Trillion track, Shenzhen continues to develop low-altitude economy
Taking low-altitude pillar industry drones as an example, after more than 20 years of development, Shenzhen now has a mature and complete drone industry chain, covering many aspects such as production and manufacturing, technology research and development, software development, etc., gathering DJI, Fengyi Technology A number of leading enterprises in the industry are among the top companies in the industry, and the completeness of the industrial chain leads the world. From the perspective of consumer-level applications, manufacturing companies represented by DJI have become the main providers of consumer-level drones in the world and the leading companies in the field of drones; from the perspective of industrial-level applications, Shenzhen is in a leading position in the country, relying on strong With the supply chain system, the output value of industrial-grade civilian drones accounts for about 60% of the country's total.
In addition to drones, Shenzhen's rapidly developing low-altitude industry also covers low-altitude manufacturing, low-altitude flight, low-altitude support, comprehensive services, and various low-altitude application scenarios including tourism, logistics, and inspection industries, forming a long-term Chain, low-altitude industrial ecosystem with wide radiation.
According to public data, the annual output value of Shenzhen's low-altitude economy will exceed 90 billion yuan in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 20%; in 2023, Shenzhen will open 77 new drone routes, build 73 new drone take-off and landing points, and complete the cargo loading The number of drone flights has reached 600,000, ranking first in the country in terms of flight scale. Consumer drones account for 70% of the global market share, and industrial drones account for 50% of the global market share. Helicopters have flown more than 20,000 flights. Leading the country in scale.
Expand applications, Shenzhen accelerates the layout of "City in the Sky"
On February 27, 2024, "The first demonstration flight of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft eVTOL cross-city and cross-bay routes and the signing ceremony of Fengfei Airlines landing in Shenzhen" was successfully held at the Shekou Cruise Home Port in Nanshan District, successfully realizing the integration of eVTOL technology and infrastructure Through all-round practice and verification of construction, route planning, airspace coordination, and digital supervision of air traffic, new low-altitude manned transport scenarios for urban air traffic have been explored.
In recent years, Shenzhen has continued to explore and advance in the expansion of low-altitude economic application scenarios. In order to focus on building an urban intelligent air transportation technology system and operation system, actively support general aviation companies in carrying out commercial operations of manned air transportation, and focus on the development of new urban low-altitude transportation formats based on eVTOL, helicopters and other types of aircraft. Promote helicopter operating companies such as Eastern General Aviation and CITIC Sea Direct to actively expand manned flight services and develop new air transportation formats such as connecting connections, urban commuting, and intercity flights. In 2023, the number of helicopter flights will reach 23,000, and the scale of flights will be nationwide lead.
"This time, the opinions of the Civil Aviation Administration of China have greatly encouraged Shenzhen's confidence and determination to develop the low-altitude economic industry." said the relevant person in charge of the Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau. "The next step, under the guidance of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and other relevant national ministries and commissions, , in accordance with the work arrangements of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the Shenzhen Municipal Transportation Bureau will further improve the construction plan and promote the implementation of various tasks in the construction of the low-altitude economic industry comprehensive demonstration zone, focusing on accelerating flight service guarantees, new infrastructure, low-altitude intelligent integration systems, We will create achievements and achieve results in the construction of rules and standards system, strive to build low-altitude intelligent integrated infrastructure as soon as possible, and improve low-altitude communication, navigation, surveillance, meteorology, flight services and other facility systems." (Shenzhen Special Zone News)