Domestic large aircraft have made new progress, and all three major airlines have opened the "C919 era"
2024-09-05
The highly anticipated delivery event of China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft C919 was held in Shanghai on the evening of August 28th. China International Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Air China") and China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Southern Airlines") have both received their first C919 aircraft, marking the beginning of a new phase of multi-user operation for the C919 aircraft. At the event, Chinese commercial airlines issued "Aircraft Sales Certificates" to Air China and China Southern Airlines and handed over commemorative keys for aircraft delivery. The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued "Nationality Registration Certificates," "Single Aircraft Airworthiness Certificates," and "Radio Station Licenses" to Air China and China Southern Airlines. As the hangar gate slowly opened, the first aircraft of Air China C919, painted with the five-star red flag, and the first aircraft of China Southern Airlines C919, painted with red kapok flowers, appeared on the same stage. In addition, China Eastern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Eastern Airlines"), the three major airlines in China that have already put C919 into commercial operation, has opened the C919 era. This is also an important step since the commercial operation of C919 began. Ma Chongxian, Chairman and Party Secretary of Air China Group Co., Ltd., stated at the delivery site that the C919 aircraft is an important milestone in the development of China's large aircraft industry. Air China is the only airline in China to fly under the national flag. Introducing and operating the C919, allowing domestically produced large aircraft to fly under the national flag, is a vivid practice of Air China in continuing its mission to carry the national flag and demonstrating its responsibility in the new era. It is an important part of Air China's efforts to build a world-class enterprise and promote high-quality development. It is reported that in response to the introduction of the C919 domestically produced large aircraft, Air China has always prioritized safety work and established four professional docking groups with COMAC, including maintenance, personnel training, ground support, and operation control. Business backbones are selected to participate in aircraft selection, production supervision, personnel training, and operation preparation. In May of this year, Air China established the C919 flight squadron and completed the first batch of pilot conversion training with high quality. The system training for dispatchers, flight attendants, safety officers, and ground support personnel was successfully completed, and the construction of maintenance and support capabilities was solidly promoted. The service quality risk control and operation service standards were comprehensively created, and the operation and support plan was carefully formulated to fully prepare for the smooth introduction and safe and efficient operation of C919. From the Fengru No.1 to the C919 aircraft flying into the blue sky under the national flag, after more than a hundred years of arduous struggle by several generations of aviation personnel, the development of China's aviation industry has opened a magnificent new chapter. I am honored to have the opportunity to participate in the overall promotion of the introduction and operation preparation of the C919 aircraft. To contribute to the large-scale and serialized development of domestically produced large aircraft is not only an honor, but also a responsibility Qi Zhongxin, Fleet Management Specialist of Air China's Planning and Development Department, told reporters. The reporter also learned that in the selection of the C919 aircraft, Air China has carefully designed it. The aircraft is an extended range type with a 158 seat, relatively spacious two cabin layout, including 8 business class seats and 150 economy class seats. Fully functional domestic seats are used to create cabin exclusive entertainment programs and safety notice videos, and customized in-flight supplies and other exclusive configurations are provided,? To provide a higher quality travel experience for passengers. In the future, Air China will also work intensively and efficiently to complete various tasks such as ground support testing, route verification flights, on-site training, demonstration of emergency evacuation procedures, and certification of new aircraft models, ensuring the smooth commercial operation of Air China's first C919. For a long time, Air China has been committed to supporting the development of domestic large aircraft industry. Statistics show that in July 2020, Air China's first ARJ21-700 aircraft was put into operation. As of now, Air China has introduced a total of 29 ARJ21 aircraft, with a cumulative safe flight time of over 70000 hours. In April of this year, Air China signed a purchase agreement with COMAC for 100 C919 aircraft, with plans to deliver them to Air China in batches from 2024 to 2031. In the future, Air China will actively work with partners such as COMAC to strengthen the aircraft operation and support system, fully leverage its route network advantages, strengthen market promotion, select high-quality routes, lay a solid foundation for the large-scale operation of C919, and contribute to the soaring of domestic large aircraft in the blue sky Ma Chongxian summarized. It should be noted that one week after the delivery to Air China and China Southern Airlines, there have been new developments with the C919. On September 2nd, at the 2024 semi annual performance briefing of Air China, Xiao Feng, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Air China, stated that the C919 is expected to start commercial operation around September 10th and will operate on the Beijing Shanghai and Beijing Hangzhou routes; Subsequently, China Southern Airlines revealed that its C919 is expected to officially operate the Guangzhou Shanghai Hongqiao route on September 19th. According to data, since its commercial operation on May 28, 2023, the C919 has delivered a total of 9 aircraft, opened 5 routes, and served 5 cities. It has accumulated over 10000 hours of safe flight, operated more than 3700 commercial flights, and carried over 500000 passengers. From China Eastern Airlines receiving the world's first C919, to now C919 becoming the "standard" for the three major airlines. After passing the practical operation test and overcoming the threshold of "from 0 to 1", domestically produced large aircraft have now entered a rapid growth period of "from 1 to N". Next, more C919 aircraft will be delivered to major airlines. (New Society)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：China Youth Daily
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