The airline business is not a very profitable one because the capital cost needed is huge.

Of course, in future we will integrate the fees collected on international routes and domestic routes.

There are over 5,000 flights every day and more than 11,000 takeoffs and landings in airports, therefore the pressure on safety is very high.

China will purchase more than 100 aircraft each year in the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-10).

We have felt that we are walking on thin ice in safety management. There are over 5,000 flights every day and more than 11,000 takeoffs and landings in airports, therefore the pressure on safety is very high.

Particularly the shortage of flight personnel and the shortage of usable airspace are two big bottlenecks restricting the development of civil aviation in China.

We have felt that we are walking on thin ice in safety management.

Every year in the next five years, the country will add more than 100 planes, meaning we will need more than 1,000 pilots. We will face great pressure in training good pilots for these planes.

By 2010, the mainland will have about 186 airports, up from 142 currently.