At 12:51 on February 26, after the successful completion of the Singapore Airshow, China Eastern Airlines, the world's first C919 flight with aircraft number B-919A, carried out the MU599 shunting flight, and after a five-hour "one-stop" flight, it successfully flew from Changi Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, marking the complete success of China Eastern Airlines' C919 "overseas debut".
At 1:49 on February 17, China Eastern Airlines' world's first C919 flew from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to Singapore, and participated in the exhibition with C919 and ARJ21 from COMAC and other parties, realizing the first domestic C919 to fly overseas and the domestic civil aircraft made its debut at the overseas air show.
China Eastern Airlines C919 was mainly displayed to the public during the air show, and the "four fine" services such as China Eastern Airlines C919 cabin interior, "Chinese style" elements, and exclusive aircraft supplies were presented in the air show. "The C919 cabin has a large space and high comfort, which is very suitable for air travel" "C919 is environmentally friendly, low-carbon and efficient! ”…Audiences from all over the world have praised the C919 continuously, and the C919 is full of visitors taking photos under the wing, next to the wheels, and in front of the nose. Many professional visitors, flyers, etc. also boarded the plane, and even some "fans" would come to check in two or three times, and at the end of the visit, they would bring back C919 coasters and cleaning bags as souvenirs.
During the six-day Singapore Airshow, China Eastern Airlines C919 was very popular, receiving more than 20 groups of visitors per professional visitor day. Hu Hong, the in-flight narrator of C919 and cabin manager of the cabin department of China Eastern Airlines, said that there were also heads and senior professionals from aircraft manufacturers, aviation service providers, and upstream and downstream enterprises in the aviation industry chain, and many guests would be interested in asking about the details of the cabin, especially the cabin layout of C919, the number of passengers carried, commercial routes, operation data, and routes that will be opened in the future. Many visitors said that they came to the Singapore Airshow to see the style of the C919 large aircraft and praise the level of China's aircraft manufacturing.
It is reported that after the world's first C919 of China Eastern Airlines returned from the Singapore Airshow, it will carry out the Shanghai Hongqiao-Chengdu Tianfu route as planned in the afternoon of the same day.