Civil Aviation Administration of China

This article is about the civil aviation authority of China. For the dissolved airline, see CAAC (airline).
Civil Aviation Administration of China
中国民用航空局
Emblem of the Civil Aviation Administration of China
National emblem of China

CAAC headquarters in Beijing
Agency overview
Formed1949 (1949)
Jurisdiction China
HeadquartersDongcheng, Beijing
Agency executive
  • Song Zhiyong, Administrator
Parent agencyMinistry of Transport
Websitecaac.gov.cn
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Simplified Chinese中国民用航空局
Traditional Chinese中國民用航空局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó mínyòng hángkōngjú
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1gwok3man4 jung6 hong4hung1 guk6
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese中国民航
Traditional Chinese中國民航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó mínháng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1gwok3 man4hong4
Further abbreviation
Chinese民航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMínháng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingman4hong4

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is the civil aviation authority of China, operating under the Ministry of Transport. It oversees civil aviation and investigates aviation accidents and incidents. It is headquartered in Dongcheng, Beijing.

Before Deng Xiaoping's reform of separation of government and enterprise, the agency operated the CAAC Airlines with monopoly status from 1953 to 1987.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.