General aviation firms offer quake relief help
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="General">General</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-7 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Tens">Tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="State">State</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gliders">gliders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="parachutes">parachutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="jets">jets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="untrained">untrained</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="jams">jams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="General">General</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>.</p><p><span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Xiaole">Xiaole</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Toefl">Toefl</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Aviation">Aviation</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, 80 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Lushan">Lushan</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>," <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="airspace">airspace</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="consuming">consuming</span>.</p>
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