SHANGHAI, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On December 1, at 11:08 a.m., China Eastern Airlines flight MU9179 touched down smoothly at Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport, which sits at an elevation of 1,948.7 meters (6,394 feet). This landing marked the official commencement of regular commercial flights by C919, China's first domestically produced large civil aircraft, on the Shanghai-Lanzhou route. It is also the first time China Eastern Airlines has flow the C919 to a high-altitude airport. A Med ...