China Southern Airlines and Air China will simultaneously receive the first C919 domestically produced large aircraft on the 28th of this month.

According to this site’s news on August 22, the official Weibo of China Southern Airlines released a notice today stating that there are still 6 days until China Southern’s first C919 enters the fleet, indicating that the airline will receive its first domestically produced C919 passenger aircraft on the 28th.

According to China Business News, Air China’s first domestically produced C919 passenger aircraft was delivered on the same day as China Southern Airlines, and both airlines have ordered 100 C919 aircraft. According to previous reports on this site, Air China signed an agreement with COMAC on April 26 this year to purchase 100 C919 aircraft from COMAC. The 100 aircraft are planned to be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2031.

In addition, Jinpeng Airlines, a subsidiary of HNA Airlines, will also receive its first C919 passenger aircraft in the fourth quarter, and China Eastern Airlines, the first customer, has received 7 C919 passenger aircraft. China Eastern Airlines signed a "C919 Aircraft Sales Agreement" with Commercial Aircraft Corporation on September 28, 2023, and purchased 100 C919 aircraft from COMAC, which are planned to be delivered to the company in batches from 2024 to 2031.

Not long ago, in mid-August, the second C919 assembly plant was located in the Lingang area of Pudong, Shanghai. The total construction area is approximately 330,000 square meters and the total investment is 11.95 billion yuan. After the completion of the project, it will meet the needs of the future mass production of the C919 large passenger aircraft. Production demand is expected to exceed the 150-unit production capacity target by 2027 when the production line is operating at full capacity.

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