BEIJING,Feb.28(Xinhua)--ThesizeofChina'slow-altitudeeconomyasoftheendof2023isestimatedatmorethan500billionyuan(about70billionU.S.dollars),withitsscaleexpectedtoriseto2trillionyuanby2030,accordingtotheCivilAviationAdministrationofChina(CAAC).AtapressconferenceonWednesday,CAACdeputyheadHanJunsaidthat,asastrategicemergingindustry,thelow-altitudeeconomyhasalongindustrialchain,coveringsectorssuchasaircraftRDandmanufacturing,low-altitudeflightinfrastructureconstructionandoperation,andflightservices.HansaidthattheCAACispromotingtheconstructionofalow-altitudeflightservicesystemandseekstosimplifyapplicationandapprovalproceduresforlow-altitudeflightplans.ItwillalsoprovidesupporttoenterprisestocarryoutdronelogisticsdistributionpilotprojectsinprovincesincludingJiangxi,Guangdong,ShaanxiandSichuan.Thelow-altitudeeconomyisaneconomicconceptthatreliesonlow-altitudeairspace,withthegeneralaviationsectorplayingadominantrole.Itinvolveseconomicsectorssuchaslow-altitudeflight,airtourism,passengertransportation,generalaviationservices,scientificresearchandeducation,amongothers.AccordingtoCAACdata,asoftheendof2023,thenumberofgeneralaviationfirmsinChinastoodat689,with3,173generalaviationaircraftregisteredand451generalaviationairportsestablished.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.