Chinese airplanes C919 and ARJ21 developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday for a static display and demonstration flight.

The C919 is a narrow-body passenger aircraft with a maximum capacity of 192 seats, while the ARJ21-700 is a twin-engine jet with a maximum of 97 seats. The two jetliners flew from Singapore to Vietnam and Laos, and then to Cambodia, after finishing the Singapore Airshow 2024 where they made their first airshow appearances outside China.

The C919 and ARJ21-700 carried out two-week demonstration flights in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia to verify their adaptabilities to airports and routes in the Southeast Asian countries, laying the foundation for future market development in the region. 

The first C919 aircraft made its inaugural commercial flight between east China's Shanghai Municipality and the capital city Beijing on May 28, 2023. China Eastern Airlines welcomed its fifth C919 aircraft last week. Currently, four C919s have been put into operation, serving more than 110,000 passenger trips. 

The ARJ21 regional jet has a range of 2,225 to 3,700 kilometers, featuring outstanding performance in takeoff and landing at high-temperature, high-altitude airports and strong crosswind resistance capabilities. A total of 127 ARJ21 jets have been delivered since its first commercial operation in 2016, safely transporting over 11 million passenger trips.