China News Service, Shanghai, January 28th (Reporter Yin Liqin) On January 28th, China Eastern Airlines' world's first domestically produced large aircraft C919 landed smoothly at Nanchang Changbei International Airport on flight MU7817. Flight, the 100-hour verification flight of C919 aircraft added a new waypoint.
On the same day, this COMAC C919 passenger plane with the registration number B-919A will perform two round-trip flights between Hongqiao and Nanchang, MU7817/8 and MU7819/20.
The verification flight mainly simulates the entire operation process of the flight, including dispatch and release, passenger boarding, pilot operation, maintenance, etc., to test the ability of various professional systems of the airline to safely operate the C919 aircraft.
China Eastern Airlines' world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane is preparing for its maiden flight in the Year of the Rabbit at Hongqiao Airport.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines is taxiing at Hongqiao Airport, preparing for its first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines is taxiing at Hongqiao Airport, preparing for its first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines is taxiing at Hongqiao Airport, preparing for its first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines is taxiing at Hongqiao Airport, preparing for its first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines took off from Hongqiao Airport, marking the first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines took off from Hongqiao Airport, marking the first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
On December 9, 2022, China Eastern Airlines, as the world's first user of the C919, officially received the world's first aircraft numbered B-919A.
China Eastern Airlines equips the world's first C919 with a two-cabin layout, 164 seats, including 8 business class and 156 economy class. The passenger cabin has an aisle height of 2.25 meters. Greater overhead and forward visual space.
The cabin is also equipped with a total of 20 12-inch hoisting monitors, which support high-definition 1080P movie projections. This is the first time that China Eastern Airlines single-aisle fleet has introduced 1080P program loading.
With China Eastern successfully receiving the world's first C919, the domestic large aircraft business has shifted from the "first half" of R&D and manufacturing to the "second half" of commercial operation.
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines took off from Hongqiao Airport, marking the first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
The world's first domestically produced C919 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines took off from Hongqiao Airport, marking the first flight in the Year of the Rabbit.
Photo by Yin Liqin
On December 26, 2022, China Eastern Airlines' C919 aircraft began a 100-hour verification flight.
It is reported that before the C919 aircraft arrived in Nanchang, it had carried out intensive verification flight missions in 8 cities and 9 airports including Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Haikou, Qingdao, Wuhan, and Jinan. Nanjing, Taiyuan, Shanghai Pudong and other destinations.
After the C919 completes the final route verification flight, the Civil Aviation Administration of China will verify and inspect the verification results to confirm that China Eastern Airlines has the ability to safely operate the C919 aircraft and issue corresponding operating permits.
China Eastern Airlines is expected to officially launch the C919 commercial passenger operation in the spring of 2023. At that time, the C919 will appear on boutique routes in Nanchang, Shanghai, Beijing and other places.
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