China’s ARJ21 Makes Commercial Debut

China’s first home-grown passenger jet in forty years, the ARJ21-700, made its commercial debut on Tuesday, June 28, with a return flight between Chengdu and Shanghai Hongqiao.

B-3321 (cn 106) is the first of thirty Chengdu Airlines (EU, Chengdu) has on order from COMAC (Shanghai Pudong). The jet, which only recently completed its flight test certification with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), will be followed by a second in August.