Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 during the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, 03 February 2026. Photo by HOW HWEE YOUNG / EPA
July 19 (Asia Today) -- China's domestically developed C919 passenger jet is scheduled to begin its first international passenger service in August, flying between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Air China will deploy the C919 on the route beginning Aug. 12, operating one round-trip flight daily, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.
The service will mark the aircraft's first regularly scheduled international passenger route.
The C919 is China's first domestically developed mainline passenger jet for which the country holds independent intellectual property rights. It can accommodate 158 to 192 passengers and has a range of 2,532 to 3,452 miles.
