Update! Chinese civil aviation sector has issued an emergency ban, effectively suspending all general aviation (referring to non-commercial passenger flights involving small planes, helicopters, private aircraft, and light aircraft) across China indefinitely, except for emergency rescue operations after the CITIC Tower ("China Zun") aircraft hit incident.
According to a report by Hong Kong's Ming Pao, the area around the CITIC Tower has been under lockdown since the incident on June 26, with police stationed at multiple intersections.
Following the incident, pilot solo flight training and all non-essential general aviation activities around Beijing have been suspended.
The general aviation industry received a notice from higher authorities requiring the suspension of general aviation operations within 300 kilometers of Beijing; business jets, pilot training, necessary production operations, and emergency rescue must provide certification letters from the government or relevant authorities.
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