Air China and China Southern Airlines receive first C919 jets

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Representatives pose for a group photo in front of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 during its delivery ceremony at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

This photo shows a view of the delivery ceremony of China’s large passenger aircraft C919 at a manufacturing center of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 28, 2024. Air China and China Southern Airlines, two major airlines in China, both received their first C919 large passenger aircraft delivered by COMAC here Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)