Dreams soar at Shaanxi flying club

XI'AN: The country's first private flying club here has received more than 100 applications from aspiring professional pilots as well as the affluent, hoping to buy their own planes, the club's officials said yesterday.

"More than 100 applicants, some who want to become professional pilots and some who want to own private planes, have approached the club for training," Li Zhi, deputy general manager of Xi'an Zhongfei Flight Club, said.

Last month, 11 trainees of the club passed the State flight examination and received their private flying licenses, Li said.