HK aviation chief joins first C929 certification meeting
Bastillepost · 4 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department Director Victor Wong Ka-wah (黃嘉華) led a delegation to Shanghai on October 21 to attend a C929 type certification meeting convened by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. It was the first joint C929 certification meeting held by the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau aviation authorities after they signed a cooperation arrangement in April, and participants agreed follow-up plans and working arrangements for the certification effort.
Key Points
- The meeting in Shanghai was convened by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, with Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department and the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao joining under the April cooperation arrangement.
- Wong said the Hong Kong department has taken part in airworthiness assessment and review work for the C909 and C919 since 2007 at the invitation of the mainland regulator.
- He said Hong Kong would build on its experience from the C909 and C919 programmes, deploy staff to the C929 certification process, and contribute its professional strengths in airworthiness review.
- Hong Kong representatives shared international experience in aircraft certification during the meeting and settled a blueprint and cooperation arrangements for follow-up support by the certification working group.
- The C929 is described as China’s first self-developed twin-aisle long-range wide-body passenger jet, designed for about 290 seats and a range of 12,000 kilometres for transoceanic and long-haul intercontinental routes.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the development points to a larger role for the city’s aviation regulator in national aircraft certification work, extending participation beyond the earlier C909 and C919 programmes. The government also framed the cooperation as a way to deepen links between Hong Kong’s civil aviation sector and the national aviation industry while positioning the city to capture opportunities tied to the national 15th Five-Year Plan