Universal Aviation China’s Jimmy Young provided the following country data for operators headed to the Peoples Republic of China. Commonly Used International Entry and Exit Points for China Northeast Region: ARGUK POLHO INTIK NIXAL AGAVO Southeast Region: LAMEN SADLI BEKOL TAMOT SIERRA SICOU Southwest Region: TEBAK KATBO SAGAG LINSO Northwest Region: PURPA REVKI SARIN GOPTO MORIT Popular Tourist Airports Not Open to Foreign-registered Aircraft ZULS Lasa Gongga Airport

There has been some confusion among international operators lately concerning slot restrictions at Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA). Matt Pahl, assistant manager of operations for Air Routing International at Houston, cleared it up. “Earlier this year, [the CAAC] told the business aviation community that they could not support continuous operations through the day. Consequently, they have no general aviation slots available between 1100 and 1700 local, and you can obtain only one slot between 0800 and 1100, and 1700 and 2200.

“If we knew what we were doing, we wouldn’t call it research, would we?” — Albert Einstein Vicki Cox, senior vice president and supervisor of the FAA’s NextGen program, likes to cite the iconic physicist’s famous quote when discussing the challenges implicit in bringing her agency’s ambitious ATC automation plan to reality.