In memory of a respected highflier

China in mourning for director of J-15 fighter jet research team

China is mourning the death of Luo Yang, who made major contributions to the development of the country's first carrier-based fighter jet.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has extended his "condolence with a deep feeling of grief" at the unexpected death of Luo, chairman and general manager of the Shenyang Aircraft Corp and on-site director-in-chief of China's carrier-borne fighter jet program.