# China’s domestically developed C919 jet launches first international route

https://mins.news/en/item/19872

- China News Service, 2026-08-12 07:55 UTC
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- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-12/detail-ihfifqmx7360022.shtml

> China’s domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft has completed its first international commercial flight. Air China’s CA723 service departed Beijing at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The flight was bound for Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, marking the aircraft’s first international commercial route.

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