Shanghai Philatelic Corporation also announced on the 23rd that it will launch TS7 1 stamp 1 piece to commemorate the first flight of China Eastern Airlines' first C9 19 aircraft in the world on May 28th, 2023.
The route verification flight has been completed before.
According to China Comac official website, C9 19 large passenger plane is the first jet trunk passenger plane with independent intellectual property rights developed by China according to internationally accepted airworthiness standards. Seating class 158- 192, with a voyage of 4075-5555 km. 2015165438+1October 2, the final assembly was completed. The first flight was completed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on May 5, 20 17.
According to official website news of China Eastern Airlines, as early as 20101,China Eastern Airlines signed a C9 19 customer start-up agreement with Comac China. On October 20 1 1 16 10, the two sides further signed the first user framework agreement for C9 19 passenger aircraft. In March, 20021,China Eastern Airlines and China Commercial Aircraft formally signed the first batch of five C9 19 aircraft purchase contracts, becoming the first airline in the world to operate large domestic aircraft.
On September 29th, 2022, after C9 19 won the type certificate of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, on February 9th of that year, China Eastern Airlines, as the world's first user of C9 19, officially received the world's first aircraft numbered B-9 19A.
On February 26th, 2022, at 65438+, China Eastern Airlines' world first C9 19 began its verification flight for a total of 100 hours. 100 hour verification flight lasts until mid-February 2023, and the take-off and landing airports involve 9 provinces and cities, 10 airport.
65438+1On October 28th, China Eastern Airlines' first domestic passenger plane C9 19 took off from Hongqiao Airport. China News Service reporter Yin She
According to China Eastern Airlines, after C9 19 completes the route verification flight, the Civil Aviation Administration will review the verification results and issue the corresponding operation license after confirming that China Eastern Airlines has the ability to safely operate the C9 19 aircraft.
At that time, China Eastern Airlines also mentioned that it would strive to put C9 19 into commercial passenger transport operation in the spring of 2023. By then, C9 19 will appear on the high-quality boutique routes in Shanghai, Beijing, Xi 'an, Kunming, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shenzhen.
Recently, Li, vice chairman and general manager of China Eastern Airlines, also said at the performance briefing that "we are very confident in C9 19!" He also mentioned that the first C9 19 aircraft is expected to be put into actual operation in the near future. C9 19 will take Shanghai as its main operating base. The company plans to complete the introduction of five c 9 19 aircraft in 2022 and 2023, and will decide the subsequent introduction plan according to the actual operation and the company's aviation network planning.
What is the significance of the official commercialization of C9 19?
Gaiyi, the director of C9 19 evaluation project and deputy director of the Aircraft Evaluation Center of China Civil Aviation Science and Technology Research Institute, said in an interview with Zhongxin Finance that the commercial operation standards of large civil aircraft are high and strict. The commercial operation of C9 19 will play an active role in design, manufacturing, suppliers, training, maintenance and aviation materials in the industrial chain of civil passenger aircraft, and promote the overall upgrading of China's aviation industry system.
Colored lights are installed in the cabin of C9 19 passenger plane of China Eastern Airlines. Photo courtesy of China Eastern Airlines
According to media reports, on June 5438+1October 12, Zhang Yujin, deputy general manager of China Commercial Aircraft Co., Ltd., revealed that the C9 19 large aircraft will accelerate its production expansion, and the domestic large aircraft industry will transform from all-round development to industrialization. "C9 19 plans to have an annual production capacity of 150 aircraft in the next five years. Now the order has exceeded 1200, and the production capacity has entered a mature stage, which will inevitably lead to a qualitative improvement. "
According to Comac China official website, on April 27th, HNA Aviation Group signed a purchase agreement with Comac China for 100 aircraft, including 60 C9 19 aircraft.
"The large-scale commercial operation of the domestic large aircraft C9 19 will also pave the way for its internationalization." Gai Yi believes that civil aviation regulators will continue to carry out international cooperation, and the evaluation policies and systems will be constantly improved, so as to achieve the development goal of safe, reliable and international operation of domestic large passenger aircraft.