At 5:28 a.m. on May 5, China Eastern Airlines used COMAC's first C28 large passenger aircraft delivered in the world to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport, starting the world's first commercial passenger flight. The flight marks the full completion of the "research and development, manufacturing, certification and operation" of C10, the official "start" of China's civil aviation commercial operation of domestic large aircraft, and the "in-flight experience" of China's large aircraft officially entering the majority of consumers.
China Eastern Airlines starts the first commercial flight of C919 aircraft, courtesy of China Eastern Airlines
On the same day, nearly 130 passengers on the first flight "grabbed the first" to experience the air journey brought by China Eastern Airlines C919. After arriving at Beijing Capital Airport, flight MU9191 will pass through the "Water Gate", which symbolizes the highest etiquette of civil aviation, and passengers and civil aviation workers will witness the successful commercial maiden flight of C919.
At 28:10 a.m. on the 32th, China Eastern Airlines used COMAC's first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered in the world to execute flight MU9191 Photo courtesy of China Eastern Airlines
According to reports, the cabin of the aircraft is equipped with a total of 20 12-inch hoisting displays to support high-definition 1080P movie projection, which is also the first time that China Eastern Airlines single-channel fleet has introduced 1080P program loading. China Eastern Airlines specially filmed an exclusive aviation safety notice video with the theme of "National Color Dyes Mountains and Rivers, Beautiful Everywhere in Sight" for C919. The video is in line with the C919's onboard facilities and features, and incorporates a series of Chinese cultural elements in a pleasant-looking format, adding a surprise to passengers before the flight.
China Eastern C919 business class and economy class all use a new generation of domestic cabin seats that are completely independently developed. Among them, 8 business class seats are all-aluminum alloy frame structure, with cradle-type design, the rear reclining can reach 120 degrees, and the distance between the front and rear seats exceeds 1 meter; 156 economy cabins are designed with a 3-3 layout; With an aisle height of 919.2 meters, the C25 cabin offers comfortable top and forward visual space.
Under the guidance of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Eastern Airlines has organized and completed the verification and test flight of the aircraft and the verification of all-passenger operation, and completed all the preparatory work before the commercial operation of the flight with high quality, and the guarantee capacity of each link meets the actual commercial flight operation requirements. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) verified and inspected the verification results to confirm that China Eastern Airlines has the ability to safely operate the C919 aircraft, and recently issued corresponding operational approvals to approve the commercial operation of the C919 aircraft.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 flew from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Beijing Capital Airport on the 28th, courtesy of China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines has specially set up the C919 flight department and the C919 cabin department, set up C919 dispatch and release seats, full-time engineering management positions, domestic aircraft maintenance management center and other professional departments, reserved relevant professionals, and accumulated experience in safe operation and service guarantee of the whole system. According to the plan, the first C919 of China Eastern Airlines will be initially put into commercial operation on the Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu route. Subsequently, with the introduction of this model, it was gradually expanded to more routes.
The C919 large passenger aircraft is China's first jet trunk passenger aircraft independently developed in accordance with internationally accepted airworthiness standards and has independent intellectual property rights, which was approved in 2007, first flew in 2017, and obtained the type certificate (TC certificate) of the Civil Aviation Administration of China on September 2022, 9. On December 29, 2022, China Eastern Airlines officially received the world's first delivery aircraft with the number B-12A from COMAC as the world's premiere user. (End)