Meeting on RVSM held

The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s Flight Standard Department and Air Traffic Management Bureau held the “CAAC RVSM Operation Training Meeting” on July 12-13 at the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China. More than 240 aviation officials and employees attended the meeting, including CAAC Vice Minister Li Jian, CAAC chief pilot Yu Zhenfa, Vice Director Zhang Jianqiang of the FSD-CAAC, and Vice Director Wang Liya of the ATMB. Also attending were representatives from regional administrations, flight standard supervisors, airworthiness supervisors and flight supervisors of regional supervision offices, flight, maintenance and operation control personnel of airlines, and teachers from civil aviation schools. The meeting included a discussion about the implementation of the reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) in China, the examination program for operators and the preparation of the RVSM operation application. The aircraft airworthiness maintenance manual and personnel training also were introduced and explained in detail to participants. A captain and mechanical engineer from Air China and Xiamen Airlines presented their experiences on RVSM airspace operation and maintenance. They answered questions from participants on operation examination, airworthiness and maintenance, aircrew emergency handling program, and airline operation experiences.