China's C919 aircraft arrives at Haikou for validation flight(1/8)

A C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, lands at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

The aircraft, which belongs to China Eastern Airlines, launched a 100-hour verification flight on December 26, 2022, flying across 10 airports in 10 provinces and cities including Beijing, Xi'an and Haikou.

A C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, lands at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A C919 large passenger aircraft taxies on a taxiway at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A C919 large passenger aircraft passes a water gate after landing at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, lands at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

Technicians check a C919 large passenger aircraft at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

A C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, lands at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)

People take group photos in front of a C919 large passenger aircraft at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Luo Yunfei)