C919, the first China-made large passenger airplane, completed its commercial flight (商业飞行) on May 29th, 2023.
The plane took 1 at 10:32 a.m. from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and safely 2 at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 p.m. After landing, it was welcomed with a water salute (水门仪式).
There 3 over 130 passengers who experienced C919's first air travel. At the beginning of the journey, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) provided everyone on board with a specially designed ticket.
"Sitting in the airplane C919, I felt very excited and proud. And I'm lucky enough to be 4 the history." said Zhang Keli, a passenger from Beihang University in Beijing.
The event shows that our country is able to build a world-class airplane independently, and it also plays 5 important role in the development of China's civil aviation industry (民航工业).