Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-30

Overall Quality of Air Force Pilot Recruitment Candidates Steadily Improving; Y-20B to Be Used for the First Time to Transport New Flight Cadets

空军招飞录取考生综合素养稳步提高将首次使用运-20B运送新飞行学员

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新华社北京7月30日电（高玉娇、蒋华峰）记者从空军招飞局获悉，2026年空军招飞录取考生综合素养稳步提高，按照计划，将于7月31日和8月1日集中运送新录取飞行学员到空军航空大学报到，并首次使用运-20B参与执行此项任务。据空军招飞局有关负责人介绍，2026年全国适龄青年报考空军招飞热情持续高涨，报名考生基本覆盖所有地级行政区，录取考生来自31个省（自治区、直辖市），平均高考成绩创历史新高，其中县域高中考生占比达46%，15个少数民族82名考生圆梦蓝天。今年空军招飞选拔工作，通过引入大数据人工智能辅助鉴定等手段，检测科学性精准度进一步提升，健全体能素质、飞行潜质、心理品质综合评价体系，实现由单项能力考评向综合能力“画像”转变，录取考生综合素养稳步提高，为建强空军飞行人员队伍提供有力基础支撑。据了解，为激励新录取飞行学员以昂扬姿态逐梦蓝天，空军将于7月31日和8月1日使用多架运-20，从沈阳、石家庄、济南、南京、长沙和成都6个登机点，集中运送新录取飞行学员到空军航空大学报到。此外，空军还邀请了百余名学员家长代表共同乘机。抵达空军航空大学后，他们将参观飞行学员学习、训练和生活场所，实地感受空军飞行人才培养崭新面貌。自2022年起，空军连续5年使用国产大型运输机运送新飞行学员入学报到。今年，首次使用换装新型国产发动机的运-20B参与执行此项任务，成为人民空军装备发展与飞行人才培养同向并行的生动缩影。

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On July 31–August 1, the PLA Air Force will use multiple Y-20B aircraft — the upgraded variant with a domestically produced WS-20 engine, flying this enrollment transport mission for the first time — to move the 2026 pilot recruitment cohort from six staging cities to the Air Force Aviation University, continuing a practice begun in 2022. The Air Force Pilot Recruitment Bureau reports that 高考 scores for admitted candidates reached an all-time high and that the selection process now incorporates big-data AI-assisted evaluation to build a comprehensive capability 画像 (profile) rather than assessing discrete individual traits. The Y-20B's debut in this role is framed explicitly as a parallel between equipment modernization and flight-talent cultivation, making this article primarily a record of institutional messaging around domestic aerospace self-sufficiency rather than evidence of a changed recruitment posture.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "空军招飞录取考生综合素养稳步提高将首次使用运-20B运送新飞行学员." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476803.html.

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