Demonstration flights of multiple domestic aircraft models in Xinjiang are fully underway, with C919 large passenger aircraft arriving in Urumqi
On September 11th, a C919 aircraft painted blue and green landed smoothly at Urumqi Diwobao International Airport, about to begin its first demonstration flight into Xinjiang. At the same time, the ARJ21 aircraft is conducting "circular flights" within the territory and "cross flight" between the north and south of Xinjiang based on Yining Airport. The gathering of C919 and ARJ21 aircraft models in Xinjiang marks the comprehensive demonstration flight of domestic commercial aircraft in Xinjiang.
The reporter learned from COMAC that, as planned, two C919 aircraft will carry out demonstration flights for half a month based in Urumqi, with routes radiating to Karamay, Yining, Kuqa, Altay and other major airports in Xinjiang. The ARJ21 aircraft was based at Yining and Kuche airports, radiating through 25 airports throughout Xinjiang from east to west and from south to north for demonstration flights. As of now, the ARJ21 aircraft has flown to 25 airports in Xinjiang, with a total of 95 flight segments and a total flight time of 139 hours.
The C919 aircraft has a seating capacity of 158-192 seats and a range of 4075-5555 kilometers, which can meet the operational needs of airlines for different routes. The ARJ21 aircraft has a seating capacity of 78-97 seats and a range of 2225-3700 kilometers, mainly used to meet the requirements of radiating routes from central cities to surrounding small and medium-sized cities.
In order to do a good job in domestic commercial aircraft demonstration flights, Xinjiang Airport Group actively organizes various airports in its jurisdiction to orderly promote preparation work from evaluation and analysis, facility configuration, program improvement, and business improvement. At the same time, based on the characteristics manual of domestic commercial aircraft, it collects qualifications for personnel in maintenance, loading, and other positions as well as equipment and facility renovation needs, conducts a comprehensive investigation and investigation of all airports in Xinjiang, and formulates plans for the renovation, deployment, and procurement of domestic commercial aircraft support facilities and equipment, providing strong support for the operation and development of domestic commercial aircraft in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang is the provincial-level administrative region with the largest land area in China. It has a vast territory, complex terrain, and numerous civil airports. Air transportation is the most convenient and cost-effective transportation method for people to travel between cities. The C919 aircraft and ARJ21 aircraft have successively entered Xinjiang for demonstration flights, which will fully verify the adaptability of domestic commercial aircraft to Xinjiang airports and routes, the adaptability of airport ground service equipment, the applicability of special flight procedures, and the economy of route operations. The demonstration will demonstrate the good performance of the aircraft to adapt to the high-quality aircraft products and customer services of Xinjiang's geographical characteristics, and help Xinjiang accelerate the construction of a new pattern of "supporting, supporting, and fully connected" air transportation development, continuously meeting the high-quality air travel needs of the people of Xinjiang.
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Text: Chen Shuo
*Reprinted from official WeChat account released by Pudong