Aviation and Aerospace scholars pay a courtesy call on the Minister of Transport and Director of Aviation

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Chinese Ambassador, Her Excellency Yan Jiarong paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Transport, the Hon. Leon Lundy and the Director of Aviation Dr. Kenneth Romer, at the ministry, June 19, 2026. Guests at the courtesy call were Professor Liu Hao and Professor Huang Jiefang, both famous Chinese aviation and aerospace scholars, who were willing to exchange views with the Bahamian side on strengthening China-Bahamas civil aviation cooperation, capacity building, development of drone technologies and matters related to the re-entry, landing, and recovery of rocket debris.

Professor Liu Hao is Executive Vice-Dean of the International Organization of the School of Global Governance at Beijing Institute of Technology and an international expert on unmanned aerial vehicles; Professor Huang Jiefang is the former Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs and External Relations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and currently a professor at Wuhan University of China.

Pictured in the group photo, from left: Professor Liu Hao, Executive Vice-Dean of the International Organization of the School of Global Governance at Beijing Institute of Technology and international expert on unmanned aerial vehicles; Professor Huang Jiefang, former Director of the Bureau of Legal Affairs and External Relations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and currently a professor at Wuhan University of China; Chinese Ambassador, HE Yan Jiarong; Minister of Transport, Hon. Leon Lundy; Director of Aviation Dr. Kenneth Romer; and Director General of Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB), Chequita Johnson.

(BIS Photos/Anthon Thompson)