China boosts in-flight internet access on commercial planes

A passenger browses the internet on a flight from Beijing to Chengdu in Sichuan province. (LI DONG / FOR CHINA DAILY) BEIJING - China has been promoting in-flight network connectivity services on commercial airplanes, a key move in building a smart civil aviation industry, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). A recently issued tech roadmap showed the development path for the new-generation broadband communication technologies in the civil aviation industry. The move of building smart civil aviation is expected to provide new space for industry development and drive the industry to grow in a high-quality and high-efficiency…