China Eastern's C919 Fleet Has Served 500,000 Passengers

Since launching commercial flights of the very first C919 on May 28, 2023, China Eastern's C919 fleet has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of safe flight operation as of Sunday and served more than 500,000 passengers via over 3,700 commercial flights. 

And China's new-energy vehicle (NEV) sector is still on a robust upward trajectory. 

In fact, Fu Bingfeng, executive vice president of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers is projecting both production and sales to exceed 10 million units by November this year, with sustained growth of 10-20 percent annually in the future.

This bullish forecast follows the sector's impressive performance in the first half of the year, a success that industry experts attributed to sustained strong domestic and international demand, despite trade protectionist suppression from some Western countries.

Experts said that as the industry shifts into a smart technology-driven era, the introduction of new technologies and products will supercharge upgrades across the entire NEV supply and value chains, further enhancing industry prosperity.

Malaysia's squash ace Sivasangari Subramaniam suffered a shocking third-round exit at the Egyptian Open, falling 5-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 to homester Nada Abbas yesterday. 

 

World No. 17 Nada needed 63 minutes to eliminate the Asian champion.

 

National coach Ajaz Azmat said: "Perhaps many things went through Sivasangari's mind after winning the first two games. She became more passive and made numerous unforced errors in the following games. There was simply no pace in her play, and the rallies were too short". 

 

"The third game was the turning point. Nada seized it, and the momentum shifted", Ajaz added.