Flying the COMAC C919 - China's Game Changer?
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2023
- I just flew on China’s new airplane COMAC C919 from Shanghai to Chengdu with China Eastern Airlines.
It’s been more than 3 years since I last visited mainland China. The flight was a pleasant and modern one for me and many other aviation enthusiasts. Powered by the same CFM leap engines, the C919 shares many similarities with Airbus and Boeing. My flight took almost 3 hours, flying at 34,000 ft with a maximum speed of Mach 0.78.
During the flight, I experienced both C919 Business and Economy class seat features, the lavatory and galley. The middle seat width on C919 is half an inch wider to compensate for the shoulder room like A220. I spoke with the operating crew about their training and operation on the new C919.
At the end of the flight, I gave my verdict as a passenger on the C919. In short, the C919 needs to prove itself in commercial service that it can meet the economics and the required efficiency. Currently, there are over 500 orders by Chinese airlines and leasing companies but the future success depends on foreign certification of this airplane.
As the C919 is mainly used for domestic travel in China, its biggest competitor at the moment is not Boeing or Airbus, but China's efficient high-speed rail system.
No matter whether you like China or not, it indeed made it! For the civil aviation market, having one more competitor is always better for us passengers and aviation enthusiasts. This means that we will be able to sit on more comfortable and safer planes in the future.
DUUUDE I’m that guy in the lavatory😜 so fortunate to be on the same flight with Sam!
Every passenger in air flight should remember the dedicated efford of all those contributors working in the manufacturing plants, whether in the US, or EU, or in China. Without their contribution, there is no safe flight to talk about. Lets us salute their unwavering efford to make commercial air flight safe for everyone.
Hilarious copycat😂😂
Sam, I have never heard you speak Chinese. This is incredible. On your first flight onboard a Chinese built aircraft, you speak the language of the land. Great respect.
Love that you spoke Chinese in this video. Been studying Chinese for 3 months now and I could actually understand quite a bit! Comprehensible input really helps. (3/5h a day)
♥ 😘 from Pakistan 🇵🇰 ♥ 😘 to our beloved China 🇨🇳 ♥ 😘
First impression is I like the C919. Cabin appears spacious, seats very good and lavatory good too. Overall I would be happy to fly. Glad you made this vlog. Thanks.
at this point, this c919 is safer than the 737 max family
I subscribed to your channel a few years ago, but last week was actually my first time on an airplane. I have to say that for someone who has never been on an airplane, or has been on an airplane, the experience when watching your videos makes a huge difference.
I was waiting for your review of this new competitor. I’ve seen couple other videos about the comac C919 but yours is the one to watch. 👍🏼
Really happy to see Sam's video of C919,
As an aviation enthusiast, I always enjoy your videos and never want them to end. 🎉
I was anticipating your review of this flight and here it is! Thank you!
Glad that you explained the bit about "the white rabbit milk". Otherwise, I would have been thinking about all sorts of possibilities. 😂
So good to see you flying in China again and WHAT AN AMAZING video! I can recall that I was just graduated from high school when watching your last Mainland China flight experience, and now I'm going to start my graduate study in US. Thank you for all these positive and energetic videos and unique travel experiences! Hope one day I can meet you on a flight.
The flight attendants are friendly and appear happy doing their job. I like that. 👍
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Thanks Sam for this great video. I can’t wait to try the new 919 :)