the c919, china's self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its first commercial flight from shanghai to beijing on sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.
the flight, operated by china eastern airlines, took off as mu9191 at 10:32 a.m. from shanghai hongqiao international airport with 128 passengers on board.
the plane was greeted with a water salute after touching down at beijing capital international airport at 12:31 p.m. on sunday.
the c919 is china's first self-developed trunk jetliner in accordance with international airworthiness standards and owns independent intellectual property rights.
