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"i'm a physics teacher and i love aviation. i'm going to take this flight back in the afternoon."

on september 10, air china's first domestically-produced c919 aircraft made its maiden flight on the beijing-shanghai route. mr. shang had booked his itinerary to participate in the maiden flight early on. after flying from beijing to shanghai, he took the c919 aircraft back to beijing on the same day.

there are many passengers like mr. shang who bought tickets for the first flight of the c919 aircraft. this air china c919 first flight was almost full, and many people bought tickets specifically for the purpose of checking in on the domestically produced large aircraft.

more than a year ago, when china eastern airlines' world's first c919 aircraft made its maiden flight from shanghai to beijing, the plane was also packed. in the following year of commercial operation, the c919's passenger load factor has remained high, averaging around 86%.

the c919 aircraft is a large civil jet aircraft independently developed by my country in accordance with international civil aviation regulations and with independent intellectual property rights, with a seating capacity of 158 to 168. at the end of august, air china and china southern airlines simultaneously received their first c919s. as the first user, china eastern airlines is no longer alone, and the domestic large aircraft has officially started multi-user operation.

utilization rate continues to increase

the c919 aircraft has the same seating capacity as the boeing 737 series and the airbus 320 series. the c919 aircraft of the three major airlines have been put into commercial operation one after another, which means that the narrow-body aircraft market, which is currently shared by boeing and airbus, has welcomed a third competitor.