The C919 has a designed lifespan of 90,000 flight hours or 30 calendar years. It's a medium to short-range commercial trunk-liner. China owns the independent intellectual property rights for the aircraft. The baseline version of the C919 features 168 seats with an all-economy class layout and 156 seats for its hybrid class layout. Its designed standard range is 4,075 kilometers and has an extended range 5,555 kilometers, which enables it to operate on diversified air routes. It aims to compete with Boeing and Airbus in the medium-range aircraft sector.
The state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation said it has secured orders for over 500 C919 planes from 21 customers. China will become the world's largest domestic aviation market in the next decade, an Airbus forecast said. The country will need more than 5,300 new passenger aircraft and freighters between 2014 and 2033, with a total market value of $820 billion in the next 20 years, the forecast said.
