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COMAC Delivers Second C919 Aircraft to China Eastern Airlines for Upcoming Service

By | 2023-07-26T15:37:23-04:00 July 17th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers, Airline Business|

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) reached another milestone as it handed over the second C919 aircraft to China Eastern Airlines. The aircraft, now registered as B-919C, was delivered on July 16, 2023, and made its way from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). Prior to this delivery, COMAC conducted rigorous [...]

China Eastern Airlines Launches C919 Inaugural Flight

By | 2023-06-06T12:26:05-04:00 May 30th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers, Airline Business|

China Eastern Airlines, the inaugural customer of China's domestically-produced narrow-body aircraft C919, is set to commence its first commercial flight on Sunday May 28, according to the carrier's mobile app. Departing from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 10:45 a.m. Beijing time (0245 GMT) as MU9191, the C919 flight will arrive at Beijing Capital Airport at [...]

China Eastern’s COMAC C919 Takes to the Skies Again Following Extended Hiatus

By | 2023-06-04T16:20:54-04:00 May 18th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers|

China Eastern Airlines COMAC C919 has returned to the skies to conduct test flights after months spent on the ground. The narrow-body aircraft, registered as B-919A, operated two test flights on May 17, 2023. The first flight departed and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), while the second departed PVG and arrived at Shanghai [...]

China Eastern’s COMAC C919 Takes to the Skies Again Following Extended Hiatus

By | 2023-06-04T16:20:55-04:00 May 18th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers|

China Eastern Airlines COMAC C919 has returned to the skies to conduct test flights after months spent on the ground. The narrow-body aircraft, registered as B-919A, operated two test flights on May 17, 2023. The first flight departed and arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), while the second departed PVG and arrived at Shanghai [...]

Investigation into China Eastern Airlines 737 crash continues

By | 2023-03-27T15:50:15-04:00 March 21st, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Airline Business, Safety|

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) shared an update on the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash, a year after the fatal incident on March 21, 2022. According to the CAAC, which worked together with relevant departments, the authority “conducted an in-depth investigation into the accident” with “meticulous and rigorous technical investigation work”. “Over [...]

China Eastern selects WFS for Liege cargo-only PAX flights

By | 2023-02-25T13:33:33-05:00 February 10th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Air Cargo, Aircraft Business, Airline Business|

China Eastern Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its cargo-only passenger B777 flights into Liege. The new three-year agreement between the companies will see WFS handling a forecasted 32,000 tonnes of cargo per annum carried onboard up to nine B777 flights a week into the Belgian airport from Yantai Penglai International [...]

China Eastern changes first C919 flight schedule

By | 2023-02-17T08:59:22-05:00 February 9th, 2023|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Airline Business, Airport Business|

China Eastern Airlines, the first airline to receive a C919 from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has removed the first commercial flight of the type from its schedule, replacing it with an Airbus A320. The Chinese airline had tentatively scheduled the domestically built aircraft to operate Flight MU9191 and the return journey, MU9192, [...]

COMAC delivers first C919 to China Eastern Airlines

By | 2023-01-09T17:01:53-05:00 December 9th, 2022|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Airline Business, Airlines|

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) made the first delivery of the C919 to its launch customer, China Eastern Airlines, on December 9, 2022. The aircraft, designed and built to compete with the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo families, is now the second Chinese-made jet on the market, following in the wake of the [...]

World’s first COMAC C919 jet delivered to China Eastern Airlines

By | 2022-12-15T14:28:46-05:00 December 8th, 2022|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers, Airline Business|

The world’s first C919 aircraft, with registration number of B-919A, was delivered to its first launch customer, China Eastern Airlines (CEA). The COMAC C919 is China’s first homegrown large passenger aircraft in accordance with international airworthiness standards, and owns independent intellectual property rights. It features advanced aerodynamic design, propulsion system and materials, as well as [...]

China Eastern Airlines signed a service agreement with Pratt & Whitney

By | 2022-11-16T11:59:33-05:00 November 9th, 2022|@AirGuide Business, Aircraft Engines & Suppliers, Airline Business|

China Eastern Airlines signed a huge order with Pratt & Whitney Group (P&W) on Nov. 5, the first day of the 5th China International Import Expo, which will run through November 10. The Shanghai-based airline's order is the first at this year's expo among all civil aviation enterprises, both domestic and foreign. As one of [...]

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