China Eastern Airlines delivers its seventh C919 domestically produced large aircraft, which will fly flight MU9006

This website reported on July 29 that China Eastern Airlines’ seventh C919 aircraft B-919H (MSN00013) officially joined the China Eastern Airlines fleet and will fly flight MU9006 from Pudong to Hongqiao. This is the third C919 aircraft delivered this year and the seventh C919 cumulatively delivered since December 9, 2022.

Currently, China Eastern Airlines has 7 C919 domestically produced large aircraft and has opened 4 regular commercial routes to Chengdu Tianfu, Beijing Daxing, Xi'an Xianyang, and Guangzhou Baiyun.
Since this year’s summer travel season (July 1 to July 21), the C919 fleet has operated a total of 366 flights, transporting more than 49,000 passengers, with an average passenger load factor of 86%.

▲ Picture source: COMAC
The COMAC C919 large passenger aircraft is my country’s first self-developed mainline jet aircraft in accordance with internationally accepted airworthiness standards and with independent intellectual property rights. With a seating capacity of 158 to 192 seats and a range of 4,075 to 5,555 kilometers, it is specially designed for short- and medium-haul routes and can meet the operating needs of airlines for different routes.
The C919 completed final assembly on November 2, 2015, successfully made its first flight on May 5, 2017, and obtained the type certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on September 29, 2022. On December 9, 2022The world’s first Rack delivered .
On May 28, 2023, the domestic large aircraft C919 officially completed its first commercial passenger flight, thus breaking the monopoly pattern. Through the design and development of the C919, my country has mastered 5 major categories, 20 majors, and more than 6,000 civil aircraft technologies in the civil aircraft industry.
Refer to previous reports on this site, China Eastern Airlines officially signed a purchase contract for the first batch of 5 C919 aircraft in March 2021, becoming the first airline in the world to operate domestically produced large aircraft. China Eastern Airlines signed the "C919 Aircraft Sales and Purchase Agreement" again on September 28, 2023, to purchase 100 C919 aircraft from COMAC. These 100 aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines in batches from 2024 to 2031.

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