首架商用C919飞机今日完成首次飞行！
The C919 plane, numbered B-001J, is seen during its maiden test flight at Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China, May 14, 2022. /China Media Group
5月14日6时52分，编号为B-001J的C919大飞机从上海浦东机场第4跑道起飞，于9时54分安全降落，标志着中国商飞公司即将交付首家用户的首架C919大飞机首次飞行试验圆满完成。
据商飞公司消息，在3小时2分钟的飞行中，试飞员与试飞工程师协调配合，完成了预定的各项任务，飞机状态及性能良好。目前，C919大飞机试飞取证和交付准备工作正在有序推进。
据悉，美国波音公司和法国空中客车集团这两家公司几乎垄断了全球大型商用飞机市场。C919大型客机是我国按照国际民航规章自行研制、具有自主知识产权的大型喷气式民用飞机，座级158-168座，航程4075-5555公里，希望能与空客A320和波音737 MAX飞机竞争。
China's first C919 passenger plane to be delivered for commercial use completed its maiden test flight on Saturday morning, according to its developer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC).
The C919 plane, numbered B-001J, took off at 6:52 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the fourth runway at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport and landed back at the airport at 9:54 a.m.
COMAC said the pilot and engineers accomplished all the pre-set tasks during the 182-minute flight, and the aircraft was in good condition.
Preparations for further tests and delivery are progressing in an orderly manner, it said.
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing and France-based Airbus have long been the so-called duopoly in the commercial airliner business worth trillions of dollars.
The C919, part of China's goal to develop homemade civil aircraft, hopes to compete with medium-range passenger planes, such as the A320 from Airbus and Boeing's 737 MAX, from the two global giants.
It has 158 to 168 seats, a standard range of 4,075 kilometers and a maximum range of 5,555 kilometers.
值得一提的是，2021年3月1日，中国东方航空集团有限公司与中国商用飞机有限责任公司在上海正式签署了C919大型客机购机合同，这也是国产大飞机C919在全球的首个正式购机合同，东航将成为全球首家运营C919大型客机的航空公司。
In March 2021, China Eastern Airlines, one of the country's largest airlines headquartered in Shanghai, signed a contract to buy five C919 jetliners, the first commercial deal for the plane.
China Eastern said it plans to fly the aircraft on domestic routes connecting Shanghai with other major cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xiamen, Wuhan and Qingdao.