China News Service, September 13 (Zhongxin Finance and Economics Ge Cheng) According to the Feichang Zhun Industry Edition APP, on the morning of the 13th, two C919s with registration numbers B-001F and B-001J flew from Shanghai Pudong to Beijing. International Airport.

  It is reported that the C919 landed at Beijing Daxing Airport on July 12 this year. After its first flight to Beijing Capital Airport on September 13, the domestically produced large aircraft has completed the "appearance" action at two civil aviation airports in Beijing.

The landing at Beijing Capital Airport this time also marks that we are one step closer to getting on a domestically produced large plane.

The Feichang Zhun Industry APP shows that on the morning of September 13, two C919s with registration numbers B-001F and B-001J flew from Shanghai Pudong to Beijing Capital International Airport.

  According to the official website of COMAC, the C919 large passenger aircraft is a large civil jet aircraft developed by my country in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights. It has 158-168 seats and a range of 4075-5555 kilometers.

The model was assembled and rolled off the production line on November 2, 2015.

The first flight was successful on May 5, 2017.

At present, the aircraft has accumulated 815 orders from 28 customers.

  From July 2022, the domestic large aircraft C919 will be frequently tested at multiple airports.

On July 4th, C919 landed at Yantai Penglai International Airport; on July 5th, C919 completed takeoff and landing at Zhengzhou Airport in the rain for the first time; at 12:01 on July 7th, domestic large aircraft C919 landed at Wuhan Tianhe Airport; July 8th On July 12, C919 conducted functional and reliability test missions at Guilin Airport and Beihai Airport; on July 12, C919 made its maiden flight to Beijing Daxing International Airport.

China's large passenger aircraft C919 successfully implemented the first flight of the first user's first aircraft.

Photo by Xu Bingnan

  On August 1, 2022, COMAC announced that the domestic large passenger aircraft C919 has completed the certification test flight.

According to Qi Qi, a specially-appointed expert from the Transportation Experts Think Tank of China Air Transport Association and deputy dean of the School of Economics and Management of Guangzhou Civil Aviation Vocational and Technical College, after the completion of the certification test flight, "obtaining the airworthiness certificate is the next important node."

  "After obtaining the airworthiness certificate, COMAC will deliver it to the first launch user (airline) in accordance with the agreement." Qi Qi said, and then the launch user will program the aircraft into its fleet sequence in order to arrange the corresponding flight.

According to the "Fleet Planning" of China Eastern Airlines' 2022 semi-annual report: in the second half of 2022, it plans to introduce 33 aircraft, one of which is a C919 series aircraft.

  According to the "Fleet Planning" column of China Eastern's 2022 semi-annual report, China Eastern plans to introduce 33 aircraft in the second half of 2022, one of which is a C919 series aircraft.

Among the 37 aircraft that China Eastern Airlines plans to introduce in 2023, 4 are C919 series aircraft.

  "The C919 now needs to complete the remaining airworthiness process stipulated by the Civil Aviation Administration in Beijing. At present, the industry is more optimistic that the process can be completed within this year." Civil aviation expert Li Hanming told Zhongxin Finance, according to the 2022 semi-annual report of China Eastern Airlines, the C919 is expected to be able to be completed this year. One aircraft will be delivered within the year, and it will officially meet with the public for commercial operation.

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