China Eastern Airlines will operate the first international commercial service using the COMAC C919, flying between Shanghai and Hong Kong starting January 1st, 2024. This marks a significant step for China's domestically developed aircraft as it seeks to compete with global giants like Boeing and Airbus.
China's first domestically manufactured passenger aircraft Comac C919 flies over Victoria Harbour during its inaugural voyage outside the mainland, in Hong Kong , Dec 16, 2023. BEIJING: China Eastern Airlines will launch the first commercial cross-border service operated by C919 between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Jan 1, state-owned China Central Television said on Thursday .
The new service, a daily return flight, comes as China seeks to secure the first international customer for the C919, a jet with the potential to rival the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo. The addition of Hong Kong - a special administrative region of China with its own aviation regulatory system - as a destination will expand China Eastern's network to nine cities.
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