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Taiwan to lift half-century ban on Chinese civilian planes
Taipei, Mar 30: A Chinese civilian aircraft is expected to fly to Taiwan for the first time in half a century as early as may to undergo maintenance here, it was reported today.
Taipei, Mar 30: A Chinese civilian aircraft is expected to fly to Taiwan for the first time in half a century as early as may to undergo maintenance here, it was reported today.
Shanghai Airlines plans to separately contract Taiwan's
far east airport transport corp. And evergreen aviation
technologies corporation for the maintenance of two Boeing
757s and four Boeing 767s, the united daily news said.
Taiwan's civil aeronautics administration has said it would be "pleased" to see the maintenance of Chinese civil aircraft here, the paper said.
And the evaluation of the landmark applications by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) -- Taiwan's mainland policy decision-making body -- is "nearing the last stage," it said.
However, the Chinese planes would be required to fly to "third places" from where they would be flown by Taiwanese pilots to the island, the paper said.
Direct transport links have been cut off since 1949 after Taiwan and china split at the end of a civil war.
The ban on direct links was relaxed between January 26 and February 10 when six Taiwanese Airlines were allowed to fly chartered flights to Shanghai for the lunar new year holidays.
Still, the planes had to make brief stop-offs in Hong Kong or Macau due to "national security considerations."
Bureau Report
Taiwan's civil aeronautics administration has said it would be "pleased" to see the maintenance of Chinese civil aircraft here, the paper said.
And the evaluation of the landmark applications by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) -- Taiwan's mainland policy decision-making body -- is "nearing the last stage," it said.
However, the Chinese planes would be required to fly to "third places" from where they would be flown by Taiwanese pilots to the island, the paper said.
Direct transport links have been cut off since 1949 after Taiwan and china split at the end of a civil war.
The ban on direct links was relaxed between January 26 and February 10 when six Taiwanese Airlines were allowed to fly chartered flights to Shanghai for the lunar new year holidays.
Still, the planes had to make brief stop-offs in Hong Kong or Macau due to "national security considerations."
Bureau Report