China's aero transportation has entered into a new round of rapid growth with the robust economic development and the reforms of the civil aviation system.

Currently, China has 1,227 airplanes and 132 airports in operation.

In the past few year, China's civil aviation transportation has continued to grow swiftly.

In the first ten months of this year, the number of passenger and cargo transportation increased significantly over the same period of last year.

The number of passenger transported during the period exceeded 100 million.

(CRIENGLISH.com November 18, 2004)