China Relaxes Physical Requirements For Pilots

Credit: China Eastern Airlines
BEIJING—The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has relaxed its famously tough physical requirements for entry into pilot training, potentially improving the availability of personnel who are always in short supply in the country. The new rules went into effect Sept. 10 but, considering...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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