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Flyers often observe planes next to the runway, and recently talked about the decline in the number of private jets in China. Someone asked the author, how much has it been reduced?
Private jets in China usually refer to business jets, excluding light aircraft owned by aviation enthusiasts. Because no bigwig in our country is willing to buy turboprop business jets, almost all of them are jets. Most of these aircraft are purchased in the name of companies, but they are often only used by the bigwigs themselves, so they are called "private jets".
Photo: Evergrande A319 business jet Photo: Close the curtains.
Private jets don't have as accurate databases as civil aircraft, but the feeling is the same. In the past, if you spent a day on the west runway of the Capital Airport, you could usually photograph about ten business jets. But now the number is very small, only about four or five can be photographed every day, and some of them are flown from abroad.
China's private jet was first bought by Zhang Yue, that is, Mr. Zhang of Yuanda Air Conditioning. In the early years of Changsha Huanghua Airport, there was a special apron belonging to Yuanda. Zhang Yue not only buys business jets, but also buys *** and luxury cars. But he himself kept a low profile, allegedly for the sake of advertising, and now the planes have been decommissioned.
Photo: Yuanda Apron Photo: Close the curtains.
Prior to 2006, there were very few private jets in our country. With the growth of the real estate industry, the number of private jets has also risen dramatically. In 2018, it was estimated that China had about 600 private jet jets at that time, ranking third in the world. At least half of them come from the real estate sector, such as Evergrande, Country Garden, R&F, Star River and Aoyuan.
There are also business jets from other industries, such as:
Three. 1. Guanghui, Meibang, Dezhan, Gome Electric and Tianyuan Manganese, etc. Some business jets don't have their names written and don't know whose they belong to. Some only write the name of the business jet company, and don't know if it's their own assets or a wealthy trusteeship ......But in short, as long as it is not registered abroad, it is considered to be a "private jet" in China.
Picture: Domestically registered are counted Photo: Close the curtains.
In recent years, the real estate industry has encountered difficulties, and the epidemic has had a huge impact on all walks of life in the past three years. So how many private jets are left in our country now?Not long ago, an article mentioned that now there are 183 left. The author believes that this number is more reliable and consistent with the feelings of flying friends. That is, compared to five years ago, the number of private jets in our country has dropped by two-thirds.
However, even if it falls by two-thirds, China is still an important business jet market in the world. This is mainly due to the small size and small number of wealthy people in many developed countries, such as Northern Europe and Luxembourg. Although there are many business jets in Germany, France, Britain and Australia, most of them belong to companies and not individuals. Although Japan is rich, the gap between rich and poor is extremely small, and the number of business jets has always lagged far behind.
Photo: China is still an important business jet market Photo: Close the curtains.
The countries with the most private jets in the world have always been the United States, Brazil, China, Mexico, Canada, and Russia, among others. Although China's total volume has declined a lot, there is no need to be discouraged. Because Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan also have a large number of private jets, if they are all included, it is still not a problem to rank among the top five in the world.
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