Chinanews.com, Shanghai, January 4th (Reporter Yin Liqin) On January 4th, the world's first C919 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and headed for Chengdu Tianfu Airport again.
At the beginning of the new year, this C919 started intensive verification flights.
On January 1, the world's first C919 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines completed its first New Year flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Daxing Airport.
This is an important part of the 100-hour verification flight of the C919 aircraft, marking its continuous progress towards commercial operation.
The world's first C919 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines is taxiing at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The C919 aircraft with the registration number B-919A will start the verification flight on December 26, 2022. It is planned to fly 100 hours on 9 routes. According to the latest plan, the C919 aircraft will also take off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and fly to Qingdao, Wuhan, Nanchang, Jinan and other destinations, the verification flight will continue until mid-February 2023.
The verification flight is mainly to verify the airline's ability to safely operate the C919 aircraft, including the applicability and operability of relevant standards, regulations and procedures, various professional systems, and the safe operation guarantee capabilities of various professionals, so as to ensure the commercial flight of C919 Safer and more efficient.
The verification flight will simulate the entire flight operation process, including dispatch and release, passenger boarding, pilot operation, maintenance, etc.
Afterwards, the Civil Aviation Administration of China will conduct verification and inspection of the verification results, and after confirming that China Eastern Airlines has the ability to operate the C919 aircraft safely, it will issue the corresponding operating permit.
The world's first C919 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Chengdu Tianfu Airport.
Photo by Yin Liqin
In order to ensure the smooth operation of the C919 aircraft, China Eastern Airlines has completed the training of the first batch of 9 pilots, 24 flight attendants, and 13 aircraft maintenance personnel. At present, the second batch of pilots, flight attendants and other key positions are also stepping up training.
The world's first C919 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines took off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Chengdu Tianfu Airport.
Photo by Yin Liqin
China Eastern Airlines strives to officially put the C919 into commercial passenger operation in the spring of 2023.
At that time, C919 will appear on high-quality boutique routes in Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and other places.
As the first user, China Eastern Airlines will also provide the relevant departments with a large amount of data accumulated in the verification flight and operation support experience, so as to help the continuous optimization and improvement of new models.
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