Comac C919 flies its first international route to Ulaanbaatar

Flying competition China Reports a Successful Scheduled Flight of the C919

2026-08-20 Source: dpa | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

Related Vendor

The C919 is said to one day make life more difficult for Airbus and Boeing. The passenger jet developed in China has now also flown on a regular international route for the first time.

The state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac reports that its C919 has now completed a regular scheduled flight for the first time. This increases the chances of the plan to get closer to Boeing and Airbus in terms of competition succeeding...(Source: Comac) — The state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac reports that its C919 has now completed a regular scheduled flight for the first time. This increases the chances of the plan to get closer to Boeing and Airbus in terms of competition succeeding...
(Source: Comac)

The new C919 passenger jet from the state-owned manufacturer Comac has completed its first international scheduled flight. An Air China aircraft flew from Beijing to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, according to the state news agency Xinhua. A daily round trip is planned for this route. Since May 2023, the C919 has been used in regular passenger service. So far, it has mainly operated within China and between mainland China and Hong Kong. The Mongolia connection is now the first regular route to another country. According to the manufacturer, the C919 has so far been used on 57 routes to 25 cities and has transported over 7.5 million passengers. The operators also include China Eastern and China Southern.

Comac wants to sell the C919 internationally

Comac aims to openly compete with Airbus and Boeing in the long term with the C919. The passenger jet is roughly the same size as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737. China is also one of the most important aviation markets in the world and is therefore of great significance to both Western manufacturers. However, Comac is now clearly stepping out of its national comfort zone in its business activities. The company plans to sell its aircraft in other countries as well. The only obstacle is that the C919 has not yet been certified by European or American aviation authorities, which naturally makes selling to many other countries more difficult.

Subscribe to the newsletter now

Don't Miss out on Our Best Content

Business E-mail

Please enter a valid mailadress.

By clicking on „Subscribe to Newsletter“ I agree to the processing and use of my data according to the consent form (please expand for details) and accept the Terms of Use. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy. The consent declaration relates, among other things, to the sending of editorial newsletters by email and to data matching for marketing purposes with selected advertising partners (e.g., LinkedIn, Google, Meta)

Date: 08.12.2025

Naturally, we always handle your personal data responsibly. Any personal data we receive from you is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. For detailed information please see our privacy policy.

Consent to the use of data for promotional purposes

I hereby consent to Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG, Max-Planck-Str. 7-9, 97082 Würzburg including any affiliated companies according to §§ 15 et seq. AktG (hereafter: Vogel Communications Group) using my e-mail address to send editorial newsletters. A list of all affiliated companies can be found here

Newsletter content may include all products and services of any companies mentioned above, including for example specialist journals and books, events and fairs as well as event-related products and services, print and digital media offers and services such as additional (editorial) newsletters, raffles, lead campaigns, market research both online and offline, specialist webportals and e-learning offers. In case my personal telephone number has also been collected, it may be used for offers of aforementioned products, for services of the companies mentioned above, and market research purposes.

Additionally, my consent also includes the processing of my email address and telephone number for data matching for marketing purposes with select advertising partners such as LinkedIn, Google, and Meta. For this, Vogel Communications Group may transmit said data in hashed form to the advertising partners who then use said data to determine whether I am also a member of the mentioned advertising partner portals. Vogel Communications Group uses this feature for the purposes of re-targeting (up-selling, cross-selling, and customer loyalty), generating so-called look-alike audiences for acquisition of new customers, and as basis for exclusion for on-going advertising campaigns. Further information can be found in section “data matching for marketing purposes”.

In case I access protected data on Internet portals of Vogel Communications Group including any affiliated companies according to §§ 15 et seq. AktG, I need to provide further data in order to register for the access to such content. In return for this free access to editorial content, my data may be used in accordance with this consent for the purposes stated here. This does not apply to data matching for marketing purposes.

Right of revocation

I understand that I can revoke my consent at will. My revocation does not change the lawfulness of data processing that was conducted based on my consent leading up to my revocation. One option to declare my revocation is to use the contact form found at https://contact.vogel.de. In case I no longer wish to receive certain newsletters, I have subscribed to, I can also click on the unsubscribe link included at the end of a newsletter. Further information regarding my right of revocation and the implementation of it as well as the consequences of my revocation can be found in the data protection declaration, section editorial newsletter.