The 2016 U.S.-China Aviation Summit will be hosted by U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on June 19-21 in Washington, D.C.. The U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) is pleased to partner with USTDA, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Commerce, and Homeland Security on this important event. China is forecast to become the world’s largest aviation market by 2033 and is expected to invest $11.7 billion in the development of numerous civil aviation projects, including new airports in Beijing, Chengdu, Qingdao, Xiamen and Dalian. Given these predictions of sustained and substantial infrastructure growth, China’s aviation sector represents a major commercial opportunity for U.S. industry. The Summit will cover a number of pressing topics such as new air traffic management technologies and management procedures, air traffic control capacity and efficiency, aircraft environmental issues, safety certification, airport sustainability, and general aviation development, among other issues vital to China’s expanding aviation infrastructure.