Air101: China Eastern starts flights between Beijing and Xi'an with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China C919 jets

07 August, 2024

China Eastern starts flights between Beijing and Xi'an with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China C919 jets

China Eastern Airlines has started operating flights between Beijing and Xi'an of Shaanxi province with the C919 regional jet. This marks the fifth commercial regular flight operated by China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, reported China Daily.

China Eastern has expanded its Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China C919 fleet to seven and operates them on various routes between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Beijing, Chengdu, Xi'an and Guangzhou.

As of Saturday, the C919 fleet has conducted 3,133 commercial flights, safely carrying nearly 420,000 passenger trips.

Jason Shaw.

Jason Shaw's love of the aviation industry started at a young age when he used to watch the whirlybirds of Bristow Helicopters coming and going from the garden of his Surrey childhood home. Since those days he's worked in a number of key areas within the aviation industry from airlines, travel agents, holiday companies and product selection to reporting on it for local radio and making video travel brochures.

Jason is also an experienced broadcaster, having presented on radio, television, corporate videos and video travel brochures.

He's an avid reader and has also written a number of books, articles, features and reports.

Jason loves to travel, eat cheesecake and his favourite destinations include Port Douglas, Singapore and Copenhagen.

Joshua Jordan.

Josh loves to travel and has a passionate interest in the airline industry. He's worked in both travel and the media for a number of years. His voice can often be heard on Internet-based radio stations as well and the odd commercial! The destination he calls his favourite is - New York.

Adam Shaw

Adam is the youngest member of the team, no relation to Jason and like the rest of the team, he has a keen interest in airlines, aircraft and aviation. His favourite destination is Prague and has just started taking flying lessons.

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