China's Laixi City develops low-altitude economy

A pilot instructs students to learn about the instrument panel aboard an aircraft at a general aviation industrial park in Laixi, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2025. Laixi City has made efforts in promoting general aviation industry, including establishing a professional industrial park, introducing airplane manufacture companies and developing flight training business, which have activated the vitality of low-altitude economy. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

An instructor (R) checks the aircraft with a trainee before the flight at a general aviation industrial park in Laixi, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2025. Laixi City has made efforts in promoting general aviation industry, including establishing a professional industrial park, introducing airplane manufacture companies and developing flight training business, which have activated the vitality of low-altitude economy. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

Enthusiasts fly a light-sport aircraft at a general aviation industrial park in Laixi, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2025. Laixi City has made efforts in promoting general aviation industry, including establishing a professional industrial park, introducing airplane manufacture companies and developing flight training business, which have activated the vitality of low-altitude economy. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

A pilot prepares for a flight aboard an aircraft at a general aviation industrial park in Laixi, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2025. Laixi City has made efforts in promoting general aviation industry, including establishing a professional industrial park, introducing airplane manufacture companies and developing flight training business, which have activated the vitality of low-altitude economy. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

Enthusiasts fly a light-sport aircraft at a general aviation industrial park in Laixi, Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 24, 2025. Laixi City has made efforts in promoting general aviation industry, including establishing a professional industrial park, introducing airplane manufacture companies and developing flight training business, which have activated the vitality of low-altitude economy. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)