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China's regional jetliner C909 marks 9 years in commercial service
By Xinhua Published: Jun 29, 2025 07:44 AM
A C909 jetliner of an Indonesian airline lands at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, May 8, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)

A C909 jetliner of an Indonesian airline lands at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, May 8, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A C909 jetliner (front) of the China Southern Airlines lands at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, April 15, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)

A C909 jetliner (front) of the China Southern Airlines lands at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, April 15, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A C909 jetliner is parked at Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 21, 2024. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)

A C909 jetliner is parked at Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 21, 2024. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
A C909 jetliner lands at Con Dao Airport, Vietnam, April 19, 2025. Two C909 aircraft, wet leased by Chengdu Airlines to Vietnam's Vietjet Air, began service on April 19, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)

A C909 jetliner lands at Con Dao Airport, Vietnam, April 19, 2025. Two C909 aircraft, wet leased by Chengdu Airlines to Vietnam's Vietjet Air, began service on April 19, 2025. Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the commercial operation of China's domestically developed regional jetliner C909. So far, 166 C909 aircraft have been delivered, which have handled over 24 million passenger trips. (Photo: Xinhua)