Variant
C919
C919 is an in-service member of the COMAC C919 family, known for the baseline in-service branch of the current program.
Range 3,000 nm · Entry 2023
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COMAC C919 family
The C919 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
China’s mainline narrowbody program, built to place an indigenous single-aisle jet into regular airline service.
COMAC C919 family is a in service airliner built by COMAC. It first flew in 2017, entered service in 2023, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.
First flight
2017
Service entry
2023
Seating band
156 to 192
COMAC C919 family is an in-service airliner by COMAC, first flown in 2017 and introduced in 2023, with typical seating for 156 to 192 and range up to 3,000 nautical miles.
Its history runs through the airlines that flew it, the routes it opened, the cabin experience it offered, and the variants that changed the family's role over time.
Range band
3,000 nm
Notable operators
China Eastern · Air China · China Southern
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- COMAC
- Program history
- Class
- Airliner
- Aircraft category
- First flight
- 2017-05-05
- Program history
- Service entry
- 2023-05-28
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet references
- Typical seating
- 156 to 192
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 3,000 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 450 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
The C919 is important not just as hardware but as an industrial milestone, which gives the family page value even this early in the program’s life.
Passenger memory matters here because airport routine, cabin atmosphere, and route geography are part of the aircraft story rather than side notes.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 2017
First flight
The C919 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 2023
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Forum referenceC919
C919 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for COMAC C919 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Forum referenceC919
C919 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the COMAC C919 family.