This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a C919 large passenger plane at Hongqiao International Airport in east China's Shanghai. China Eastern Airlines signed a purchase contract on Thursday with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) for an additional 100 C919 planes, marking the largest single order for the China-developed large passenger aircraft. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines signed a purchase contract on Thursday with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) for an additional 100 C919 planes, marking the largest single order for the China-developed large passenger aircraft.
According to the plan, the new C919 aircraft purchased by the airline company will be delivered in batches from 2024 to 2031. ■
This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2023 shows two C919 large passenger planes at the Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China Eastern Airlines signed a purchase contract on Thursday with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) for an additional 100 C919 planes, marking the largest single order for the China-developed large passenger aircraft. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
