The first plane for inspection flies over Beijing Daxing International Airport on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019. (Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn)
Beijing Daxing International Airport embraced its first test flight, as a plane for inspection landed steadily at the West One Runway at 10:10 am on Tuesday.
It means the construction of Daxing Airport will enter the acceptance and handover stage.
The first plane for inspection flies over Beijing Daxing International Airport on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019. (Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn)
A flight inspection is a pre-requisite for all new airports to be put into use. This flight inspection starting on Tuesday will last till March 15, 2019.
This flight inspection is the most comprehensive one. It will acquire all the technical specification and information of the airport's communication, navigation, monitoring and other devices.
The flight inspection's completion means the Daxing Airport's navigational aids used in aviation can be put into operation.
The first plane for inspection lands at Beijing Daxing International Airport on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
The first plane for inspection lands at Beijing Daxing International Airport on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
Wei Gang, pilot of the first plane for inspection, is greeted with flowers on Tuesday. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
