China Eastern Airlines C919's first anniversary of commercial operation: cumulative safe operation exceeds 6,000 hours, average passenger load factor is nearly 80%

According to news from this site on May 28, today, the domestically produced large aircraft C919 celebrates its first anniversary of commercial operation.

At 9:21 a.m. today, China Eastern Airlines’ sixth C919 performed flight MU2999, taking off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and arriving at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 9:37 a.m., officially joining the China Eastern Airlines fleet.

Wang Zhiqing, Chairman of China Eastern Airlines Group Co., Ltd., said that over the past year, the C919 aircraft has carried out more than 2,100 flights and operated safely for more than 6,000 hours; has transported nearly 300,000 passengers, with an average passenger load factor of nearly 80 %, surpassing other aircraft models on the same route , and initially achieved commercial success.

Currently, China Eastern Airlines has more than 60 C919 pilots and 8 batches of C919 flight attendants, totaling nearly 170. It has trained more than 60 C919 maintenance personnel and more than 40 dispatchers, completing the ground training of this aircraft type. Service guarantee training reached 14,000 person-times.

C919 aircraft are currently in regular operation on three routes: Shanghai Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Daxing, and Shanghai Hongqiao to Xi'an Xianyang; and With the delivery of the new C919 aircraft, China Eastern Airlines C919 The regular routes we fly will continue to be updated.

The fuselage number of China Eastern Airlines' new C919 aircraft is B-919G. China Eastern Airlines is the world's first user of C919. After approving the order for 5 aircraft, the company signed an additional order for the first 100 C919 aircraft on September 28, 2023.

With the delivery of this 100 order, China Eastern Airlines’ C919 fleet will continue to grow. China Eastern Airlines’ C919 fleet is expected to reach 10 by the end of 2024. The relevant person in charge of China Eastern Airlines said that the follow-up China Eastern Airlines C919 will mainly be launched in China Eastern Airlines’ main base market and important business and tourism trunk markets.

According to previous reports on this site, on May 22 not long ago, the opening ceremony of the third "Domestic Commercial Aircraft Campus Tour" event was held in the auditorium of the North Campus of the Civil Aviation University of China. During this tour, COMAC brought the C919 aircraft to campus for the first time, providing teachers and students with the opportunity to personally experience and gain an in-depth understanding of domestically produced large aircraft.

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