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China's first domestically developed regional jet, the ARJ21 prototype, made its maiden flight on 28 November 2008 from Shanghai's Dachang Airfield, flying for about an hour to 9,000 feet.

China's aviation regulator CAAC issued the ARJ21-700 type certificate on 30 December 2014, six years after the first flight, clearing China's first home-built regional jet for airline delivery.

COMAC handed the first ARJ21-700 (B-3321) to launch customer Chengdu Airlines at a Shanghai ceremony on 29 November 2015, seven years to the day after its first flight; the jet flew on to Chengdu the same day.

Chengdu Airlines flew the first scheduled ARJ21-700 passenger service from Chengdu to Shanghai Hongqiao on 28 June 2016, about 70 passengers on board, 7.5 years after the first flight.

China's first large jet airliner, the COMAC C919, took off from Shanghai Pudong at 2:01 pm on 5 May 2017 and flew 1 hour 19 minutes with a crew of five, about two and a half years after its roll-out.

China's regulator CAAC awarded the C919 its type certificate on 29 September 2022 at a ceremony at Beijing Capital Airport, five years after the first flight and clearing the way for deliveries.

COMAC handed the world's first production C919 (B-919A, 164 seats) to launch customer China Eastern at Shanghai Pudong on 9 December 2022; it flew a 15-minute commemorative flight to Hongqiao.

China Eastern flight MU9191 flew the C919's first commercial service from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Capital on 28 May 2023, departing 10:32 with about 130 passengers.