en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 22, the first CBJ (COMAC Business Jet) took off from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Capital Airport, officially commencing commercial operations. As one of the derivative models of the C909, the CBJ is positioned as a large, high-end customized business jet with a spacious cabin that can flexibly accommodate seating configurations ranging from 12 to 29 seats, fully meeting personalized customization needs.
Serial development of aircraft models is a key feature of the commercial aviation industry. According to industry insiders, amid increasingly fierce global competition in aviation manufacturing, multi-purpose modified aircraft are becoming an important direction for manufacturers to extend product life cycles and expand business models, often offering higher added value and more potential customers.
Currently, the C909 has derivative models including a freighter, emergency rescue command aircraft, medical aircraft, firefighting aircraft, and business jet. Among them, the C909 freighter can meet various air cargo needs such as special cargo markets, plateau markets, and short-haul international freight routes; the emergency rescue command aircraft, equipped with specialized mission systems, enables situational awareness, command decision-making, and dispatch management for disaster response, and can be used for airspace command, emergency rescue command and personnel transport, and establishing temporary communication networks in disaster areas; the medical aircraft features capabilities for air medical rescue and medical transport, suitable for patient transfer, infectious disease transport, and critical emergency care; the firefighting aircraft is capable of performing firefighting missions in various terrains, with a cabin divided into a water tank area and a crew area, with a maximum water tank load of 10 tons; the business jet is characterized by flexibility, efficiency, quietness, and comfort, allowing flexible arrangement of relatively independent functional zones based on customer needs.
On October 30, 2023, the first two C909 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft were delivered to Hangzhou Yuantong Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. and Zhongyuan Longhao Airlines Co., Ltd., respectively, and completed their maiden flights with Yuantong Airlines; from December 20 to 22, 2024, the "Ruijin" C909 medical aircraft assisted Ruijin Hospital in a three-day mobile clinic tour in Yunnan; on December 30, 2024, the C909 emergency rescue command aircraft completed its first commercial flight from Urumqi to Aksu; in December 2025, the C909 firefighting aircraft received airworthiness approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and signed orders for 6 units at this year's Singapore Airshow.
On June 28 this year, the C909 will mark its tenth anniversary of market operations. Over the past decade, the C909 has accumulated over 1 million flight hours of safe operations, delivered a total of 185 aircraft, and carried over 36 million passengers, with operational footprints spanning 12 countries worldwide. Through serial development, the C909 has achieved model diversification, maximizing its ability to meet various market demands.
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