The CDA met with Li Jiangmin, Party Secretary of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), as well as officials from the State Air Traffic Control Commission (SATCC), the Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB), the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China, Hai Nan Airlines, and the China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP). Representatives from AAAE and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also participated.

During the visit, the delegation learned about the airport's working relationship with the FAA and its airline partners, capital programs and infrastructure development, sustainability programs and general programs to increase capacity and efficiency at O'Hare.

On Thursday the group met with American Airlines officials, who gave an overview of American's global aviation strategy, its Chicago operations and an update on its fleet purchase plans. The group also met with CDA Commissioner Rosemarie S. Andolino, and enjoyed a tour of O'Hare's main FAA tower.

CDA officials on Friday provided the group with a welcome from CDA First Deputy Commissioner Michael Boland, followed by a presentation from CDA Chief Operating Officer Khaled Naja on the O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP) and sustainability initiatives at O'Hare; and an overview of O'Hare airfield operations from George Lyman, General Manager, Airfield Operations.

The group then received an airfield tour to see construction projects that are a part of the O'Hare Modernization Program.