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yesterday afternoon, flight cz3539, fully loaded with passengers, arrived at shanghai hongqiao airport from guangzhou, marking the official entry of china southern airlines' first c919 aircraft into commercial operation.

currently, three domestic airlines have received c919 aircraft. prior to this, china eastern airlines and air china's c919 aircraft had already started commercial operations. domestic large aircraft have officially entered a new stage of large-scale development and multi-user operations.

according to the reporter from the first financial daily, the c919 is currently applying for eu certification, which is also a prerequisite for opening up the market in europe and the united states.

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the c919 large passenger aircraft is my country's first jet trunk aircraft independently developed in accordance with international airworthiness standards and with independent intellectual property rights.

at present, china eastern airlines, china southern airlines and air china have ordered 105, 100 and 100 c919 aircraft respectively, and have successively put them into commercial operation.

unlike the c919 aircraft received by china eastern airlines and air china, china southern airlines' c919 is the only model with a three-cabin layout, including 8 business class seats, 18 pearl economy class seats and 138 economy class seats.

according to the reporter, the c919 aircraft of the three major airlines have all chosen domestically produced seats. the c919 aircraft also has a seat layout design that is different from other models: the window and aisle seats are 18 inches wide, and the middle seats are 18.5 inches, so that passengers sitting in the middle can have more space.