First C919 to be delivered at Hongqiao airport

The first C919, China's first self-developed trunk jetliner, will be delivered to its first global customer China Eastern Airlines at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Dec 9, according to a spokesperson of the airlines.

The jet received its production certificate on Nov 29 from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in Shanghai, indicating the model can be put into mass production.

Comparable to the Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 series, the C919 received its type certificate in late September, which gave design approval.

The first C919 aircraft has completed its production test flights and fulfilled delivery requirements.

China Eastern Airlines became C919's first global customer in March 2021 by placing the first official order for five of the narrow-body aircraft from COMAC.

So far, the C919 has received 1,115 orders from home and abroad.