GLOBALink | Low-altitude transport: new artery for urban-rural logistics
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-09-24 20:31:02
WUHU, Sept. 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Nestled along the Yangtze River, Wanzhi used to be a quiet agricultural town, but now it's buzzing with over 200 aviation-related companies.
In Wanzhi Town, a domestically developed general aviation aircraft can be produced from blueprint to finished product -- all within this small town, and with fully independent intellectual property rights.
Within its 3.49-square-kilometer area, the aviation town in Wanzhi boasts a fully integrated industrial chain that spans from aviation component manufacturing to the R&D, production, maintenance, and operation of both general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
In 2024, Wuhu's low-altitude economy generated revenue of 46.38 billion yuan (about 6.52 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 15.95 percent.
A staff member measures aviation components at Anhui Feiyue Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)A staff member assembles an aeroengine at the Wuhu Diamond Aeroengine Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)Staff members assemble a general aviation aircraft at the Wuhu United Aircraft Technology Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025.(Xinhua/Huang Bohan)A staff member works at XiongMing Aviation Industry (Wuhu) Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025.(Xinhua/Huang Bohan)Staff members assemble an aeroengine at the Wuhu Diamond Aeroengine Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025.(Xinhua/Huang Bohan)Staff members assemble a general aviation aircraft at the Wuhu United Aircraft Technology Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)A general aviation aircraft undergoes a trial flight in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)A staff member assembles a general aviation aircraft at CETC Wuhu Diamond Aircraft Manufacture Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)A general aviation aircraft prepares to take off for a trial flight in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)Staff members assemble a general aviation aircraft at the Wuhu United Aircraft Technology Co., Ltd. in Wanzhi Town of Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
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