This morning, the world's first C919 was officially delivered to China Eastern Airlines. The C919 delivered to China Eastern Airlines has a special paint and "ID number". In addition to the standardized coating of China Eastern Airlines , the aircraft has the " China Print " logo printed on the front of the fuselage and the corresponding English.
aircraft registration number is B-919A, B represents China's civil aviation aircraft, 919 and model name fit, A means the first , highlights the extraordinary significance of this world's new model and the world's first.
The world's first C919 large passenger plane delivered has taken off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and has now landed at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. After the plane arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao, it will pass through the "Water Gate" that symbolizes the highest etiquette of civil aviation and officially join the "big family" of the Eastern Airlines fleet.
This aircraft has a two-cabin layout of 164 seats, business class 8 seats, and economy class 156 seats. cabin interior, passenger seats, on-board entertainment system and aircraft exterior painting have been customized.
"Comfortable and spacious ride" will be the bright color of C919 when serving passengers in the future - the business class seats are all aluminum alloy frame structure, with a cradle-style design, with a rear recess reaching 120 degrees and a front and rear seat spacing exceeding 1 meter.
economy class design is even more amazing: in the economy class of the main narrow body models of international economy class, the middle seats with 2 sets of 3-seats in each row are often not favored by passengers due to the cramped space. The middle seat of China Eastern Airlines C919 economy class triple seat is 1.5cm wider than both sides. The "widest middle seat" has a humanized design that uses "one finger width" to make passengers more comfortable.
C919 cabin has an aisle height of 2.25 meters. The single arc-shaped pull-down luggage compartment design can provide passengers with a larger top and front visual space; a variety of situational lighting modes, lower noise levels, and healthy and fresh air quality can provide passengers with a more comfortable riding environment.
C919 large passenger aircraft was launched in 2007 and made its first flight in 2017. It obtained the China Civil Aviation Administration Model Certificate (TC Certificate) on September 29, 2022. This model has lower carbon emissions and higher fuel efficiency of . The cockpit is equipped with a new generation of integrated side operating lever, a 5-piece 15.4-inch high-definition display, and an advanced "quiet and dark" design, which can effectively reduce the workload of the pilot.
Since C919 is the world's first aircraft model, based on the initial approval of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Eastern Airlines will also carry out more than 100 hours of airplane verification and test flights to verify and confirm the aircraft's operating safety, maintenance reliability and various operational assurance capabilities. C919 is expected to meet the regulations and requirements of the Civil Aviation Administration of China as early as the spring of 2023 and be put into commercial passenger operation. The first aircraft delivery of
C919 means another important milestone in the journey of my country's large aircraft industry, and means that after several generations of efforts, my country's civil aviation transportation market will have the first jet trunk aircraft independently developed by China.
