The flight route is expected to expand, and China Eastern Airlines will receive the second C919 route as early as mid June | Chengdu | C919
The second C919 from China Eastern Airlines is about to be delivered.
On June 7th, a reporter from Pengpai News learned that the second C919 had recently started delivery work and was planned to be transferred from COMAC to China Eastern Airlines in mid June to complete delivery. "The specific situation will depend on the actual situation."
The C919 large passenger aircraft is the first jet mainline passenger aircraft developed by China in accordance with international airworthiness standards and has independent intellectual property rights. It adopts a single channel narrow body layout, with seat levels of 158 to 168 seats and a range of 4075 to 5555 kilometers. According to previous announcements by China Eastern Airlines, the unit price of the C919 catalog is 653 million yuan.
C919 was approved in 2007, made its first flight in 2017, and obtained the model certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China on September 29, 2022. On December 9, 2022, as the world's first user, China Eastern Airlines officially received the world's first delivery aircraft with the serial number B-919A from COMAC. On May 28th, China Eastern Airlines launched the world's first commercial passenger flight of this aircraft model.
Li Yangmin, Vice Chairman and General Manager of China Eastern Airlines, stated at the 2022 annual performance briefing held on May 25 that the company and COMAC officially signed a procurement agreement for five C919 aircraft in March 2021. The first C919 aircraft has been delivered to the company by the end of 2022, and the C919 will be operated commercially in Shanghai as its main base. The company plans to complete the introduction of 5 C919 aircraft in 2022 and 2023, and will decide on subsequent introduction plans based on actual operational conditions and the company's aviation network planning.
China Eastern Airlines announced on May 28th that the first C919 will undergo initial commercial operation on the Shanghai Hongqiao Chengdu Tianfu route. With the gradual introduction of this model, it will gradually expand and be deployed on more routes. China Eastern Airlines previously stated that after entering commercial passenger operation, the C919 will appear on high-quality boutique routes in Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and other places.