C919’s first commercial flight on Sunday
- 26-May-2023
China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country’s homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane’s first commercial flight on Sunday, the carrier’s app showed on Friday. The C919 flight will take off as flight number MU9191 at 10:45 a.m. Beijing time (0245 GMT) from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and arrive in Beijing Capital […]
C919: China makes first delivery of homegrown passenger jet
- 10-Dec-2022
China on Friday announced the first delivery of its new domestically produced passenger jet C919, with the aircraft expected to make its commercial debut early next year. Beijing hopes the C919 commercial jetliner will challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320, though most of its parts are sourced from abroad. […]
China’s homemade passenger jet aces first flight
- 05-May-2017
SHANGHAI: The first large made-in-China passenger plane successfully completed its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the country’s ambitious journey to compete with the world’s leading aircraft makers. The narrow-body C919 jet — white with green and blue stripes — disappeared into the clouds after taking off from Pudong international airport in […]