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China’s self-developed C919 large passenger aircraft has successfully completed its first commercial flight, operated by China Eastern Airlines. MU191 took off at 10:32am local time from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport with a total of 128 passengers on board and it arrived in Beijing at 12:31 pm, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.
The Comac C919 is comparable to the Airbus A320 and powered by two CFM International LEAP-1C Turbofan engines. Step into the flight deck, and you’ll find a side control joystick for controlling the fly-by-wire system, two 15.4-inch main displays in front of each pilot, and a 12.5-inch side screen under the window. If money is no object, there’s the HondaJet Elite II.
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The first commercial flight is a coming-of-age ceremony for the new aircraft, and the C919 will get better and better if it stands the test of the market,” said Zhang Xiaoguang, Director of Market and Sales at the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).
