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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
HOHHOT, July 1 (Xinhua) — Air China’s C909 passenger jet successfully completed a Hohhot-Ulaanbaatar flight on Tuesday, marking the official launch of the Chinese carrier’s first international route served by the aircraft.
As it became known, flights CA757/8, operated by C909 aircraft, are carried out between the city of Hohhot (the administrative center of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Republic) and the capital of Mongolia in both directions seven times a week.
“Based on the characteristics of the C909 aircraft, we conducted an in-depth study of flight procedures, runway conditions, navigation equipment, and developed a detailed flight operation process,” said Liu Yongguang, the captain of the aircraft that carried out the first flight on the route.
The C909 is a turbofan regional airliner developed by China itself, seating 78-97 people and having a range of 2,225 km to 3,700 km. It complies with international civil aviation regulations and is the first of its kind independently developed by China.
According to the data, a total of 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered to the market to date, serving more than 700 air routes and carrying more than 24 million passengers.
The C909 was a breakthrough in the commercial operation of domestic jet airliners and explored the development path of the entire life cycle of Chinese-made commercial aircraft, Chen Yong, chief designer of the aircraft, told Xinhua News Agency.
Let us recall that on June 28, the aircraft of this type, previously known as ARJ21, celebrated the ninth anniversary of its first flight. -0-