China's domestically-produced passenger aircraft receives 100 new orders, China Airlines receives its first ARJ21

　　China News Service, Chongqing, November 10 (Reporter Sun Zifa, Han Lu) China-made passenger aircraft received 100 new orders earlier this month, of which the first ARJ21 passenger aircraft flew from Shanghai to Chongqing on the 10th, and successfully delivered 100 of the order users China Airlines.

　　On the same day, COMAC and China Airlines signed a contract for the release of 100 domestically-produced civil aircrafts and the first ARJ21 passenger aircraft handover event was held in Chongqing. An ARJ21 passenger aircraft painted with the "China Express" on the fuselage and registered number B-650P was stable. Landed at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport.

This is the first ARJ21 aircraft received by China Airlines and the 39th ARJ21 aircraft delivered to customers by COMAC.

　　According to the purchase contract formally signed by COMAC and China Airlines, 50 of the 100 aircraft are ARJ21 series aircraft, and the other 50 can be ARJ21 series aircraft or domestic large passenger aircraft C919 series. The specifics will be determined by subsequent negotiation between the two parties.

　　Industry experts said that COMAC and China Airlines signed an order for one hundred domestic passenger aircraft and delivered the first aircraft, marking that the domestic passenger aircraft ARJ21 was officially included in China’s long-term focus on regional operations of China Airlines’ fleet.

So far, the number of domestic passenger aircraft operating customers has increased to 7, indicating that ARJ21 passenger aircraft has gained more customer recognition after more than 4 years of market-oriented operation. In the future, it will further enrich China's regional aviation network and help the popularization of the civil aviation industry.

　　China Airlines said that as an active explorer and main practitioner of China's regional aviation business model, it has opened 165 routes, and the regional routes accounted for more than 95%.

After ARJ21 aircraft enters the list, it will further supplement the capacity of China Airlines' regional aircraft and improve the overall route network layout.

　　Since 2019, China Airlines and COMAC have reached a number of cooperation agreements in areas such as aircraft introduction and maintenance support.

In the future, the two parties will adhere to complementary advantages and resource sharing, continue to cooperate in aircraft design optimization, aviation science popularization, and personnel training. By building a more accessible regional aviation network, they will continue to meet the growing travel needs of the Chinese public and promote the realization of the people. Longing for a better life.

　　According to COMAC, the ARJ21 passenger aircraft is a new type of turbofan regional aircraft with independent intellectual property rights developed by China. It meets the operational requirements for airport takeoffs and landings and obstacle crossings on complex routes in the central and northern regions of China. It has good high temperatures. High altitude performance and crosswind resistance. Since it was put into operation in June 2016, the ARJ21 passenger aircraft has been delivered to Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Chengdu Airlines, Tianjiao Airlines, Jiangxi Airlines and China Airlines and other customers 39 aircrafts, 86 routes have been opened in total, 64 cities are open for safe delivery There were more than 1.31 million passengers. (Finish)