Bei Jing Shang Bao·2025-08-29 03:22Core Insights - The C919 domestic aircraft has been in service with China Southern Airlines (CSA) for one year, carrying over 460,000 passengers and achieving approximately 7,800 hours of safe operation [1] Operational Performance - CSA's C919 has served 14 destinations including Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, Wuhan, Chengdu Tianfu, and Taiyuan [1] - The aircraft has been in regular commercial operation on six routes, including Guangzhou-Shanghai and Guangzhou-Changsha, executing over 3,400 flights with an average seat occupancy rate of around 83% [1] - During the peak summer travel season, the daily utilization rate of the C919 reached a maximum of 8.3 hours, with all five received C919 aircraft fully operational, averaging 17 flights per day [1] Future Plans - The sixth C919 aircraft is scheduled to join CSA's fleet in September [1] - CSA plans to deploy one C919 aircraft on flights from Changsha and expand routes to include Changsha-Xi'an and Changsha-Beijing Daxing [1]