# China’s homegrown C919 jet begins first international commercial flights

https://mins.news/en/item/19974

- CGTN, 2026-08-12 08:12 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-12/China-s-homegrown-C919-jet-begins-first-intl-commercial-flights-1Py3tYWSVsA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft has officially entered regular international commercial service. Its inaugural international flight departed from Beijing on Wednesday afternoon. The aircraft was bound for Ulaanbaatar, marking the start of its first international commercial operations.

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