On July 16, 中國東方航空公司China Eastern Airlines officially received the second domestically produced C919 large passenger aircraft in Shanghai. Afterwards, the plane was transferred from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, officially “listed” in the fleet of China Eastern Airlines. The second C919 will be “partnered” with the first aircraft, and will first be put into the “Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu” air express line of China Eastern Airlines, and more routes will be gradually expanded in the future. In addition, China Eastern Airlines has “introduced new” meals on C919 flights, adding Shanghai-style aviation meals such as Benbang smoked fish and Benbang butterfly cakes to enhance passengers’ flight experience.
C919 aircraft, the full name of COMAC C919, is a large jet civil aircraft independently developed by China in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and has independent intellectual property rights. The project establishment demonstration, feasibility demonstration, and pre-development stage work have been completed, and the project has entered the project development stage. On November 2, 2015, the final assembly was completed. The performance is equivalent to the international new generation mainstream single-aisle airliner. It successfully made its maiden flight on May 5, 2017……
The second: China Eastern Airlines will receive the second domestic large aircraft C919 in mid-June 2023 at the earliest.
On July 14, 2023, the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation issued the nationality registration certificate, airworthiness certificate, and radio station license of the second C919 aircraft to China Eastern Airlines, marking that the aircraft has qualified for commercial operation and is airworthy in compliance with civil aviation regulations. Require. According to the plan of China Eastern Airlines, the second C919 will be “partnered” with the first aircraft, and will first be put into the “Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu” air express line of China Eastern Airlines, and more routes will be gradually expanded in the future. On July 16, China Eastern Airlines officially received the second domestically-made C919 large passenger aircraft in Shanghai. The C919 large passenger aircraft received by China Eastern Airlines this time is the second of the first five C919 passenger aircraft purchased by China Eastern Airlines, and the cabin layout is consistent with that of the first aircraft.
The second domestically-made C919 was “listed” and partnered with the first aircraft to fly the Shanghai-Chengdu Express Line
On the morning of July 16, China Eastern Airlines officially received the second domestically-made C919 large passenger aircraft in Shanghai. Afterwards, the plane was transferred from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, officially “listed” in the fleet of China Eastern Airlines. The arrival of a new C919 aircraft indicates that China Eastern Airlines’ commercial operation of the C919 large passenger aircraft is speeding up.
The C919 large passenger aircraft received by China Eastern Airlines this time is the second of the first five C919 passenger aircraft purchased by China Eastern Airlines, and the cabin layout is consistent with that of the first aircraft. On July 14, the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation issued the nationality registration certificate, airworthiness certificate, and radio station license of the second C919 aircraft to China Eastern Airlines, marking that the aircraft has qualified for commercial operation and meets the airworthiness requirements of civil aviation regulations. According to the plan of China Eastern Airlines, the second C919 will be “partnered” with the first aircraft, and will first be put into the “Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu” air express line of China Eastern Airlines, and more routes will be gradually expanded in the future.
As the world’s first user of the domestically produced C919 large passenger aircraft, China Eastern Airlines officially received the world’s first C919 delivery aircraft on December 9, 2022; “The round-trip flight, after which this C919 served passengers on the Shanghai-Chengdu Express Line. As of July 12, the first C919 had operated a total of 87 commercial flights, including 2 Beijing-Shanghai flights and 85 Shanghai-Chengdu flights, with an average passenger load factor of nearly 80%, serving a total of 11,095 passengers, and a total of 250.10 hours of commercial operation.
After the first C919 delivery aircraft was put into operation, due to reasons such as local training and planned maintenance, it may not be able to make commercial flights every day and carry passengers who want to visit. After the second C919 is unveiled on the Shanghai-Chengdu Express Line, passengers will have more choices to experience China-made large aircraft on China Eastern Airlines flights.
From the beginning of the commercial operation of C919, China Eastern Airlines has deeply integrated the “Four Precisions” service concept of “accuracy, delicacy, delicacy-wonderful” in various service links: providing “Nine” series themed meals for C919 aircraft, customizing commemorative paper cups, cleaning bag, and is equipped with an exclusive aviation safety instruction video with national characteristics. Starting from July 1, China Eastern Airlines will “update” the meals on C919 flights, adding Shanghai-style aviation meals such as Benbang smoked fish and Benbang butterfly cakes to enhance passengers’ flight experience. Since the first delivery of the C919 aircraft was put into commercial operation, China Eastern Airlines has carefully organized the training, training of large aircraft talent teams and commercial operations. At present, China Eastern Airlines has 8 captains with qualifications for C919 models, 46 cabin crew members, and maintenance personnel. There are 16 personnel, and a logistics support team of more than 100 people has been established. There are also 21 pilots and a group of support personnel who are receiving qualification training, and continue to strengthen the talent team for the safe operation of C919 and passenger service.
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