CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST C919 JET TO BE DELIVERED-MAIDEN TEST FLIGHT (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST C919 JET TO BE DELIVERED-MAIDEN TEST FLIGHT (CN)

(220514) -- SHANGHAI, May 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The first C919 large passenger aircraft to be delivered takes off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, May 14, 2022. The first C919 large passenger aircraft to be delivered completed a successful maiden test flight on Saturday, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). China's indigenously-developed jet, coded B-001J, took off at 6:52 a.m. from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and landed at the same site at 9:54 a.m. (Xinhua)

First C919 jet to be delivered completes successful maiden test flight

STORY: First C919 jet to be delivered completes successful maiden test flight DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of C919 taking off 2. various of C919 landing STORYLINE: The first C919 large passenger aircraft to be delivered completed a successful maiden test flight on Saturday, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). China's indigenously-developed jet, coded B-001J, took off at 6:52 a.m. from Shanghai Pudong International Airport and landed at the same site at 9:54 a.m. During the flight that lasted three hours and two minutes, pilots and engineers coordinated to complete all designed operations, and the plane was in good condition, said COMAC. In March last year, China Eastern Airlines and COMAC signed a purchase contract for five C919 planes, which will be based mainly in Shanghai after delivery. Since 2019, six C919 jets have conducted a series of ground and flight tests in places such a