15 pilots obtain C919 Type Rating: CAAC

(ECNS) -- A total of 15 pilots, including COMAC flight instructors, obtained the C919 Type Rating after the China-made airplane completed related training specification test of the Flight Standardization Committee, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

It indicates that the C919 will soon be delivered and enter operation.

CAAC East China Regional Administration issued the C919 Production Certificate to COMAC in Shanghai on Tuesday, indicating that China is capable of producing large passenger aircraft in batches.

The first C919 airplane is scheduled to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines in December.