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air china's first c919 announced its maiden flight on september 10: beijing capital to shanghai hongqiao

2024-09-06

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fast technology reported on september 6th that today, air china announced thatair china's c919 will make its maiden flight on september 10, 2024, with the route from beijing capital to shanghai hongqiao, with the flight number ca1523/4.

it is understood that starting from the day after the maiden flight, air china's c919 will operate two routes: beijing capital - shanghai hongqiao/hangzhou.

the specific information is:beijing capital - shanghai hongqiao ca1507, shanghai hongqiao - beijing capital ca1508; beijing capital - hangzhou xiaoshan ca1722, hangzhou xiaoshan - beijing capital ca1727.

from september 10 to october 10, 2024, phoenixmiles members who take c919 flights operated by air china and coded ca will also receive 919 additional non-qualifying mileage rewards.

it is understood thatair china's c919 is the first domestically-made large aircraft to be draped with the five-star red flag. the first aircraft is an extended-range model.it is the only one among the three major airlines that has chosen this sub-model.

compared with the basic model, the c919 extended-range model has a larger maximum take-off weight (78.9 tons) and engine thrust (30,000 pounds) and a longer range.