Positive Feedback for China's C919 Aircraft from EASA, Prospects for EU Certification in 2025 Look Good
TapTechNews August 9th news, The South China Morning Post quoted sources as saying that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) gave positive feedback to the domestically-produced large aircraft C919 after conducting on-site inspections in Shanghai last month. The source said the prospects for it (the C919 passenger plane) to obtain EU certification in 2025 are more optimistic.
The source said that European technicians operated and evaluated the D-class flight simulator of the C919 in July, which can simulate takeoff, landing and various emergency situations. Allegedly, representatives of the European Aviation Safety Agency also boarded the C919 passenger plane for a close observation, and this kind of inspection is also part of the airworthiness compliance verification. In addition, the technicians also spent several hours inspecting the cockpit and cabin, and discussed specific details with their Chinese counterparts.
They are very acute about everything and also ask a lot of details, the source said, They also pay special attention to the commercial operation of the C919 in domestic airlines.
The source also said that the C919 did not conduct a test flight during this evaluation and inspection process, and he believes that a test flight may be conducted later this year or early next year.
Referring to the previous report of TapTechNews, Gu Xin, the director of the Shanghai Airworthiness Certification Center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said that he is planning to apply for model approval from the European Union for the domestically-produced large aircraft C919 and expects to obtain relevant certifications next year. The center will complete all submitted materials in accordance with the normal model approval procedures to show that all relevant flight experiments have been completed.
Gu Xin said that there is a standard in the civil aviation industry all over the world, which is to ensure the travel safety of the public. We have enough confidence that the aircraft certified by the Chinese is safe enough. The center will try to show the aircraft in accordance with the procedures, but there are some differences in technology and regulations in different countries, and there may be a lot of discussions and disputes. The center will put the technology on the table and try to do it.
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