Sky's limit for homegrown C919 jetliners

China's domestically developed C919 aircraft has sped up its commercialization process in the past year, with the model already being used to connect 10 domestic destinations. In 2025, the C919 is expected to be put into use on more routes and cities and contribute to the fast growth of the air transportation market. The single-aisle C919 jetliner, comparable to the narrow-body Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series, has transported more than 1m passengers since the model entered commercial operations on May 28, 2023, said Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, manufacturer of the C919. So far, the C919 has netted more than 1,000 orders from home and abroad, and COMAC has delivered 14 aircraft to three State-owned carriers — Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines. They together operate 14 C919 aircraft on 15 domestic routes. Shanghai-based China Eastern, the model's launch customer, operates nine C919 jetliners on eight routes. The carrier has operated more than 6,200 flights and transported more than 850,000 passengers using the aircraft.<br/>