Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, February 23 (Reporter Liu Chuntao) At the Singapore Air Show, which opened on the 20th, the large passenger aircraft C919 produced in China and the regional aircraft ARJ21 made their debut, which attracted great attention from professional audiences and countries around the world.
As early as the 18th, the organizer of the Singapore Airshow, Experia Exhibition Company, has focused on the participation of Chinese enterprises and C919 aircraft. In the reporter's question session, Chinese related enterprises and exhibitors were mentioned many times.
On February 20, a China Eastern Airlines C919 passenger plane made a static display at the Singapore Airshow. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Deng Zhiwei) On the opening day of the air show, the booth of COMAC, the C919 manufacturer in the exhibition hall, was crowded. Under the witness of many industry insiders and China's first airlines, China's first airline and COMAC signed an order for 40 C919 "high prototype" aircraft, becoming the starting customer of this model. C919 "High Prototype" is one of the important models of C919 aircraft serialization development, based on the basic model of C919, through shortening the fuselage and modification, to meet the transportation requirements of plateau areas.
On the afternoon of the same day, the C919 performed an official flight show in front of the international professional audience, which was the first time that a large Chinese aircraft performed a flight show at an overseas air show.
The reporter saw in the outdoor static display area on the 20th that a C919 aircraft operated by China Eastern Airlines was open for visit, and there was a long queue of spectators who were ready to enter the cabin. Some industry insiders took a closer look around the C919 and took photos from time to time to record it.
The overseas appearance of C919 has received extensive attention from Reuters and Singapore's Business Times. Reuters mentioned that the commercial airliners on display during the airshow preview flight included China's C919 and Europe's Airbus airliner.
On February 18, China's domestic large passenger aircraft C919 made a rehearsal flight before the opening of the Singapore Air Show. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Deng Zhiwei) An industry insider engaged in private jet business in Singapore told Xinhua News Agency that the relevant rules of China's aviation industry are very strict, and the smooth commercial operation of the C919 aircraft means that it has a very high level. China's large aircraft have a large market in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, where the economy is developing rapidly, the population is large, and many aircraft need to be replaced, and there is a great market demand.
Guangdong Youyi Aviation Technology, which also participated in the air show, is an enterprise that provides aviation solutions to customers around the world. Wang Lin, vice president of the company, said that the operation of the C919 aircraft will greatly contribute to the development of China's flight simulator industry, and the company will design the corresponding simulator model according to the needs of future development.
In the static display area, the ARJ21 passenger aircraft, developed and manufactured by COMAC and delivered to Indonesia's Lingya Airlines, also attracted many visitors.
On February 22, a COMAC ARJ21 passenger plane performed at the Singapore Airshow. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Deng Zhiwei) According to COMAC, the ARJ21 made its maiden flight in 2016, in 2022 the ARJ21 was delivered to its first overseas customer, Indonesia Lingya Airlines, and in 2023, the first flight in Indonesia will be completed. Up to now, the two ARJ21 aircraft operated by Indonesia's Lingya Airlines are based in Jakarta and serve four routes: Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta-Johor Bahru, Jakarta-Bali, and Jakarta-Yogyakarta, with more than 100,000 passengers safely carried.