Urumqi Air has taken delivery of the first C909, a milestone for the Chinese aircraft programme. The handover represents a visible commercial placement of the domestically built regional jet and underscores progress in the C909’s certification and production pathway to entry into service.
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The handover is a tangible commercial placement for COMAC’s C909, adding to recent programme activity such as a prior C909 delivery configured for air medical rescue and commercial interest from carriers — see COMAC’s earlier C909 delivery and the Air Cambodia memorandum of understanding.
The delivery advances China’s effort to field domestically built regional jets and informs fleet planning and sourcing decisions across Asia; it follows COMAC’s broader push to showcase its narrowbodies and court export customers at events such as the Dubai Airshow.
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(DE) Urumqi Air takes delivery of first COMAC C909 | aeroTELEGRAPH • aerotelegraph.com
(NL) Urumqi Air becomes 14th operator. COMAC C909 • pilootenvliegtuig.nl
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