Dec. 5, 2013
NBAA is advising Members with planned flights to China to review recent Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), which address procedures for flying in that country’s newly defined Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). There are numerous such zones in existence around the word, including those promulgated by the United States.
Chinese officials issued two recent NOTAMs (NOTAMR A1886/13 and NOTAM A1916/13)) about that country’s ADIZ in conjunction with a Nov. 23 announcement of an intent to expand the zone to cover an area located over the East China Sea, approximately 100 miles due East of Shanghai.
The NOTAMs inform pilots of specific information to be provided in flight plans filed for missions that include passage through the zone – for example, aircraft flying through the zone should report flight plans to the Chinese authorities; aircraft must have markings that clearly identify nationality in accordance with international treaties; two-way communications must be established, and identification inquiries must be responded to in a timely manner, and; aircraft equipped with transponders must keep them operational.
NBAA representatives are in frequent contact with FAA officials, so that the Association can continually obtain all relevant information regarding the situation and provide it to NBAA Member Companies. To date, NBAA has not heard reports from Association Members of disruptions to normal operations or other types of challenges in the affected area. NBAA Members with questions regarding this matter can contact the Association’s Operation Services Group at ops@nbaa.org.
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