The plane is a direct rival to Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
CEA stated that it plans on receiving the additional four aircraft of this first batch in the next two years.The C919 aircraft is a twin-engine narrow-body jet powered by CFM International LEAP-1C engines. It can accommodate between 158 and 192 passengers and has a range between 2,532 and 3,451 miles , perThe 164-seater plane has a two-cabin layout, with eight business class seats and 156 economy class ones. According to, the middle seat of the three-seater rows in the economy cabin is 0.
The plane has twenty 12-inch drop-down screens that can play 1080P movies. It also has an aisle height of 7.3 feet , and the plane comes with an efficient air filtration system, a passenger-centric lighting system, and low noise.The aircraft is currently set for full commercial use in the Spring of 2023, with its maiden route allegedly going between Shanghai and Beijing.
COMAC is expected to produce around 25 C919s per year by 2030, which is less than the current monthly rates of narrowbody production at its rivals, according to Jefferies analysts. It also plans to expand the project with new enlarged and downsized aircraft variants, as well as cargo and VIP versions.
Currently, COMAC relies fairly heavily on international components, including the aircraft's engines and control systems. An alternative engine called the CJ-1000A is under development, with the hope that more or all of its airplanes' components will be made nationally. Time will tell how the C919 fares and how much less dependent it may become on Western components further down the line. For the time being, its inaugural flight on Friday marked a historic moment in the Chinese and international aviation industry.
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