Domestically developed amphibious aircraft given approval for delivery

The AG600, China's domestically developed seaplane, received its type certificate on Sunday from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, clearing the way for its delivery.

At an issuance ceremony at Aviation Industry Corp of China's Beijing headquarters, Hu Zhenjiang, deputy head of the aviation administration, conferred the type certificate, which certifies the plane model's design, to Wei Yingbiao, general manager of AVIC, developer of the aircraft and the country's leading aircraft manufacturer.

This means that the AG600, the world's largest and heaviest amphibious aircraft, has completed a long list of stringent tests and gained permission to enter the market, AVIC said.