From motorcycles to C919 jets -- China's travel rush evolution
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From motorcycles to C919 jets -- China's travel rush evolution

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Passengers walk down from a C919 jetliner at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Jan 10, 2025. GUANGZHOU -- After completing his final delivery, truck driver Zhou Qiang boarded flight CZ8233 back home for Spring Festival celebrations, eager to experience his maiden trip on China's domestically developed C919 aircraft. China is currently in the midst of its annual 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, known as chunyun, a period that sees hundreds of millions of people traveling for family reunions. Photo taken on Feb 5, 2015 shows a man returning home by motorcycle on the Wuzhou section of 321 national highway in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Huang Xiaoyan and her husband were among them, enduring a grueling 30-hour journey on two wheels from Foshan, Guangdong province, to their rural home in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

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From motorcycles to C919 jets -- China's travel rush evolution
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

From motorcycles to C919 jets -- China's travel rush evolution

China Daily  

Passengers walk down from a C919 jetliner at Sanya Phoenix International Airport in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, Jan 10, 2025. GUANGZHOU -- After completing his final delivery, truck driver Zhou Qiang boarded flight CZ8233 back home for Spring Festival celebrations, eager to experience his maiden trip on China's domestically developed C919 aircraft. China is currently in the midst of …

China's homegrown C919 aircraft carries 1 mln passengers
3 months ago

China's homegrown C919 aircraft carries 1 mln passengers

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- China's domestically developed large passenger aircraft, the C919, reached the milestone of having carried 1 million passengers on Thursday, said China Eastern Airlines. The 1 millionth passenger on the C919 was on flight MU 2158 from Shanghai to Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Thursday, operated by China Eastern Airlines. The first C919 large passenger aircraft was delivered …

China's homegrown C919 aircraft carries 1 mln passengers
3 months ago

China's homegrown C919 aircraft carries 1 mln passengers

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- China's domestically developed large passenger aircraft, the C919, reached the milestone of having carried 1 million passengers on Thursday, said China Eastern Airlines. The 1 millionth passenger on the C919 was on flight MU 2158 from Shanghai to Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on Thursday, operated by China Eastern Airlines. The first C919 large passenger aircraft was delivered …

China's C919 takes off on inaugural passenger flight
6 months, 1 week ago

China's C919 takes off on inaugural passenger flight

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China Southern Airlines' first C919 plane officially started commercial operation on Thursday. China Southern Airlines, one of China's three major airlines, organized a ceremony for the maiden flight of its first C919 plane on Thursday morning. Han Wensheng, president of China Southern Air Holding Co Ltd, said the company would spare no effort to fully operate the first flight route …

China's C919 takes off on inaugural passenger flight
6 months, 1 week ago

China's C919 takes off on inaugural passenger flight

China Daily  

China Southern Airlines' first C919 plane officially started commercial operation on Thursday. China Southern Airlines, one of China's three major airlines, organized a ceremony for the maiden flight of its first C919 plane on Thursday morning. Han Wensheng, president of China Southern Air Holding Co Ltd, said the company would spare no effort to fully operate the first flight route …

Air China and China Southern Airlines welcome first C919 jets
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Air China and China Southern Airlines welcome first C919 jets

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Two C919 aircraft are ready to be delivered to Air China and China Southern Airlines at COMAC's manufacturing base in Shanghai on Wednesday. State-owned carriers Air China and China Southern Airlines received their first C919 jets simultaneously on Wednesday evening in Shanghai, indicating the beginning of a new phase of operation of the C919 planes by multiple airlines. Air China's …

C919 debuts overseas service
9 months, 3 weeks ago

C919 debuts overseas service

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By Wang Ying in Shanghai | China Daily| Updated :2024-06-03 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport welcomes the landing of the C919 jet from Hong Kong with a "water gate" ceremony on Saturday. TAO LEI/FOR CHINA DAILY A C919 jet that is part of China Eastern Airlines' fleet launched its first overseas commercial chartered flight on Saturday, making the carrier the first …

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919
1 year ago

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919

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The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 is launched on March 8, 2024 between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi province. The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 was launched on Friday between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in …

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919
1 year ago

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919

China Daily  

The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 is launched on March 8, 2024 between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi province. The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 was launched on Friday between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in …

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919
1 year ago

More air routes using homegrown aircraft C919

China Daily  

The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 is launched on March 8, 2024 between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi province. The third regular flight route conducted by China's first self-developed narrow-body aircraft C919 was launched on Friday between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in …

C919 takes to the skies
7 years, 10 months ago

C919 takes to the skies

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China's first domestically produced passenger plane completes a high-speed taxi test for the first time in Shanghai, April 16, 2017. The first-time occasion will occur at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, according to the Shanghai-based manufacturer of the C919, Commercial Aircraft Corp of China. Lin Zhijie, an aviation industry analyst and columnist at Carnoc.com, one of China's largest civil aviation …

C919 passenger plane receives 235 orders
13 years ago

C919 passenger plane receives 235 orders

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C919 passenger plane receives 235 orders Updated: 2012-03-06 09:46 BEIJING - China's homegrown C919 large passenger plane has so far received 235 orders from both home and abroad, the plane's chief designer said Monday. Wu Guanghui, deputy general manager of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd., said the orders are mostly from domestic users, but there are some from …

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