The reporter learned from the Jiangxi branch of China Eastern Airlines that at 10:30 on January 28, China Eastern Airlines' world's first domestically produced large aircraft C919 landed smoothly at Nanchang Changbei International Airport on flight MU7817. This was the first flight of the C919 aircraft in the Year of the Rabbit. The 100-hour verification flight of the C919 aircraft added a new waypoint.

　　The C919 aircraft carried out two round-trip flights between Hongqiao and Nanchang today, 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.

　　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. 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.

　　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.

(CCTV News client headquarter reporter Xiong Fang Li Xiwen)