The state-run company's C919 aircraft could soon perform its first commercial flight.
China's homebuilt single-aisle passenger jet, the C919, was designed as part of the country's bid to provide strong competition to France-based Airbus and U.S.-based Boeing's airliner monopoly.which picked up on reports by local media outlets. The date was reportedly chosen, in part, as a reference to the model type.
to investigate a new lunar mineral discovered by its Chang'e-5 rover. Now the country aims to break up the long-held duopoly of Boeing and Airbus with its new airliner model.The C919 is built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or Comac, and the announcement of an airworthiness certificate is expected shortly after data from FlightRadar24 showed two of the airliners landing in Beijing on Tuesday, September 13.
When certification is granted, it will mean the end of a 14-year development journey and the start of commercial operations for Comac's C919. The first test flight of the C919 took place in 2017. Plans to deliver the first plane by 2021 were postponed, though, due to issues during the certification process. The upcoming flight certification date was first reported by the China Times and was later verified by Reuters.for five C-919 jetliners.
The C-919 has 158 to 168 seats, depending on the configuration, and it has a maximum range of approximately 3,450 miles . Aaround the time of the aircraft's 2017 maiden flight cast assertions that the aircraft is fully made in China into doubt. The report claimed the C919 features German landing gears, Franco-American engines, and Austrian-made interiors. Nevertheless, Chinese state media described the airliner's first flight as "another fulfillment of a Chinese dream.
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