China Eastern Airlines C919 achieved 'dual-plane operation' for the first time and successfully launched the Shanghai-Chengdu express flight

China Eastern Airlines today started using two domestically produced large aircraft C919 for commercial operations, and opened the first direct flight from Shanghai Hongqiao to Chengdu Tianfu, the "Shanghai-Chengdu Express"

The round-trip flight numbers operated by this type of aircraft are MU9197 / MU9198 and MU9189 / MU9190, and it operates 4 flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between Shanghai Hongqiao and Chengdu Tianfu, there are 2 flights per day at other times.

According to China Eastern Airlines’ plan, the second C919 will cooperate with the first aircraft and will first be used on China Eastern Airlines’ “Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu” air express, and then gradually expand to other routes

The narrow-body passenger aircraft C919 (aircraft registration number B-919C) developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. has been accepted by China Eastern Airlines as its second domestically produced large aircraft

China Eastern Airlines officially received the aircraft and launched it on July 16 On the same day, the aircraft was transferred from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, making it officially a member of the China Eastern Airlines fleet

China Eastern Airlines has signed a contract with COMAC to purchase the first batch of five C919 aircraft. To this end, China Eastern Airlines has established the C919 Flight Department and C919 Cabin Department, and has established professional departments such as C919 dispatch and release seats, full-time engineering management positions, and a domestic aircraft maintenance management center. This move aims to reserve relevant professionals and accumulate system-wide experience in security operations and service assurance

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