China's homegrown large jetliner C919 receives over 1,000 orders and ARJ21 have safely carried around 6 million passengers

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China's homegrown large jetliner C919 receives over 1,000 orders and ARJ21 have safely carried around 6 million passengers​

Xinhua | Updated: 2023-01-11 09:48

SHANGHAI -- The C919, China's first homegrown large jetliner, had gained 1,035 orders from 32 customers by the end of 2022, according to the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai.

The first C919 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines in December 2022. The company is expected to put the aircraft into commercial operation by the spring of 2023.

The report also shows that by the end of 2022, the ARJ21, China's homegrown regional jetliner, had received 690 orders from 25 customers.

As a pioneer of China-developed commercial airplanes, ARJ21 was put into commercial service by Chengdu Airlines in June 2016. As of the end of 2022, ARJ21 jetliners have safely carried around 6 million passengers, according to the report.

China's homegrown large jetliner receives over 1,000 orders

The C919, China's first homegrown large jetliner, had gained 1,035 orders from 32 customers by the end of 2022, according to the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai.

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China expects annual production capacity of C919 planes to reach 150 in 5 years​

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Chinese passenger jet C919 performs at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 8, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS

BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) - China expects to reach annual production capacity of 150 domestically-produced C919 planes in five years, government-backed media The Paper said on Friday.

Zhang Yujin, deputy general manager of China's state-owned Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC), the maker of C919, said the company had received more than 1,200 orders for the jet.

"The first orders are from China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS), and at present a number of carriers are vying for our orders," Zhang said, adding that there would be "qualitative change" in terms of C919's production capacity.

COMAC delivered the first C919to China Eastern in December, and the maiden commercial flight is expected to take place in spring this year, according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency.

The plane, a rival to the Airbus (AIR.PA) A320neo and Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX single-aisle jet families, was certified by Chinese regulators for safe operations in September and mass production in November last year.

China expects annual production capacity of C919 planes to reach 150 in 5 years

China expects to reach annual production capacity of 150 domestically-produced C919 planes in five years, government-backed media The Paper said on Friday.

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