Summary China Southern and Air China will receive its first C919 from at the same day on August 28. Air China features most spacious C919 cabin layout with 158 seats, 2-class configuration among China's big three. The first batch of C919 pilots from both China Southern and Air China have already obtained their type ratings.
Simple Flying has exclusively learned that next Wednesday, August 28, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China ( COMAC ) will deliver its first C919 aircraft to both China Southern Airlines and Air China . This marks these two major Chinese central government-owned airlines as the second and third customers of the C919, following China Eastern Airlines . This milestone is significant not only for COMAC and the two airlines, but will also be major news for China's civil aviation industry and the entire nation.
The delivery ceremony will be held at COMAC's Pudong manufacturing base adjacent to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG). High-level officials from COMAC, Air China, China Southern, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China ( CAAC ) are expected to attend. On August 3rd and 9th, China Southern and Air China's first C919 aircraft, respectively, conducted their first production test flights.
C919 cabin configurations Air China previously announced the cabin configuration of its C919 on its official website, featuring a two-class layout with 158 seats, including 8 business class seats and 150 economy class seats. This is known to be the most .