China’s C919 jetliner goes into commercial operation

THE C919, China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.

The flight, operated by China Eastern Airlines, took off as MU9191 at 10:32 a m from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport with 128 passengers on board

The plane was greeted with a water salute after touching down at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 p m on Sunday

The C919 is China’s first self-developed trunk jetliner in accordance with international airworthiness standards and owns independent intellectual property rights

The C919 project was launched in 2007

Developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), the first C919 aircraft rolled off the production line in Shanghai in November 2015 In 2017, the plane accomplished its maiden flight

“The first commercial flight is a coming-of-age ceremony of the new aircraft, and C919 will get better and better if it stands the test of the market,” said Zhang Xiaoguang, Director of the Marketing and Sales Department of COMAC. (Xinhua) agenda due to the fact that it has been four years that we could not make trips to China and we had some of bilateral pending issues, so this trip is necessary to generate more closer diplomatic, commercial and personal relationship, bring more opportunities to consolidate the fact that Uruguay is a great strategic supplier of food and fiber for China,” Mattos said during the press conference

During an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Thursday , Mattos said China’s rapid economic recovery has brought “big opportunities” for Uruguay and benefits the people

“ We have seen everyone is optimistic about the recovery with increasing demand and sales More trade, more movements and more purchase This is very good for us because we depend on this to increase the economic output and I will bring the good news when I return to my country,” Mattos said.

Future Opportunities

Uruguay is the first Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR in Spanish) country to sign an MOU with China on co - operation under the framework of the BRI . Mattos noted that the BRI has reduced the geographical distance between the two far friends and partners, which means more connectivity with more shipping lines and airlines that can bring Uruguayan fresh agricultural products to the Chinese consumers’ baskets Mattos told the Global Times that during his visit to the NDB, he talked with the president about the variation of currencies He said that in the future, as China will have more economic activities in the global financial market, the yuan may transform and progress as a global reference

Currency

During these visits to different Chinese cities , Mattos said that he and his delegation have found enormous future possibilities of complementarity, and great opportunities to expand the commercial and technical co-operation to improve their productive processes within a shared spirit of sustainability

In addition , they have also seen the country’s rapid modern economic development. “Western countries lack knowledge of China’s reality, and we will talk more about the true living conditions that we have seen , as well as the marked progress that the world’s huge market has made, including getting tens of millions of people from extreme poverty to relative prosperity in such a short time, which is really impressive and admirable,” Mattos said during the press conference “ Looking ahead , regarding the results that our two countries can obtain from the trade consolidation, we hope that our confidence will keep growing to obtain more investment, rising sales and a booming tourism, with higher level of good relationship that goes beyond commercial exchange,” he said. (Global Times)