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exclusive | air china and china southern airlines received their first c919, and 30 large aircraft are expected to roll off the production line this year

2024-08-29

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on august 28, air china and china southern airlines simultaneously received their first c919 aircraft at the pudong base of comac's final assembly and manufacturing center, marking the beginning of a new stage of multi-user operations for c919.

previously, air china, china eastern airlines and china southern airlines, the three major aviation central enterprises, have ordered 100 large aircraft from comac. by 2031, the three major airlines will each introduce a total of 100 large aircraft. among them, china eastern airlines is currently the world's largest user of the domestically produced c919 large aircraft.

according to exclusive information from the paper, 30 c919s are expected to roll off the assembly line this year, and the final assembly capacity is expected to reach 50 this year. in addition, it is expected that by 2027, the production capacity of c919 will reach 150, and the number of roll-offs may exceed 100.

as the production capacity of c919 continues to expand, delivery will also be further accelerated. in addition to the three major aviation central enterprises, private airlines also plan to welcome large aircraft this year. hna airlines's suparna airlines will receive the first c919 passenger aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2024, becoming the world's first private airline to operate c919, and plans to introduce 30 c919 aircraft. in the future, suparna airlines' passenger aircraft fleet will gradually be adjusted to a single domestically produced c919 aircraft. (shao bingyan, reporter of the paper)