China Eastern Airlines takes delivery of its first C919 aircraft

China Eastern Airlines (CEA) took delivery of its very first C919 aircraft, with the registration number B-919A, on December 9, 2022. A 15-minute maiden flight of the C919 aircraft was conducted by three senior CEA pilots from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. After arriving at the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and passing through a water gate, the aircraft was officially commissioned into the fleet of CEA. A pattern of a Chinese seal reading “world’s first C919” in Chinese is printed on the front part of the plane delivered. According to (Commercial Aviation Corp of