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According to a report on the Singapore Lianhe Zaobao website on August 10,Air China's first C919 passenger aircraft completed its maiden test flight.

According to reports, the official Weibo account of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, "Aviation Industry", posted on the 10th that Air China's first C919 passenger aircraft conducted its maiden test flight on the 9th. The aircraft's temporary registration number is B-002M and is scheduled to be delivered to Air China at the end of August.

Air China's official website previously announced the cabin layout of its C919 aircraft, which adopts a two-cabin layout with 158 seats, including 8 business class seats and 150 economy class seats. This is the most spacious cabin layout known for the C919 aircraft.

According to reports, Air China announced in April this year that it would purchase 100 C919 aircraft from COMAC. These 100 aircraft are scheduled to be delivered to Air China in batches from 2024 to 2031.

In addition to Air China, COMAC has also signed agreements with China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines to purchase 100 aircraft.

Air China purchased the C919 extended-range aircraft, which is a series and derivative model of the C919. Relevant information shows that the biggest difference between the C919 extended-range aircraft and the regular version of the C919 is that the maximum take-off weight has been increased to 78.9 tons, 3.8 tons more than the regular version.

The C919 passenger aircraft is a large jet civil aircraft independently developed by China with independent intellectual property rights. Its design is comparable to the Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 models currently on the international aviation market.

Source: Cankaoxiaoxi.com