The world's first domestic C919 aircraft will be delivered to China Eastern Airlines today.

CTOnews.com, December 9, according to CCTV news, Comac of China will deliver the world's first C919 large airliner to China Eastern Airlines this morning, when CCTV will broadcast live programs.

The data show that the C919 large airliner is the first trunk jet airliner developed by China in accordance with international airworthiness standards and with independent intellectual property rights. It was established in 2007 and flew for the first time in 2017, with a seat class of 158,192 seats and a range of 4075-5555 km.

▲ figure Source: Comac "Big plane" Wechat official account CTOnews.com learned that in September 2022, the C919 large airliner received a model certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China after completing all the airworthiness certification work. On November 29, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued the C919 large passenger aircraft production license (PC) to Comac, which is an important milestone in the C919 domestic large aircraft from the design and development stage to the mass production stage.

According to CCTV News, the C919 aircraft has completed the Flight Standardization Committee type grade training specification test, and 15 pilots, including the flight instructor of the Comac customer Service Center, have obtained the qualification of the C919 aircraft type, which marks that the C919 aircraft is about to be delivered.

China Eastern Airlines: plans to receive the first C919 aircraft delivered worldwide on December 9