China Eastern Airlines activates first C919 full‑motion flight simulator
China Eastern Airlines has officially put the world's first full‑motion C919 flight simulator delivered to an airline into operation. The simulator, located at the China Eastern Airlines R&D Center, marks a key milestone in building domestic large‑aircraft operational‑support capabilities.
According to reports, this is currently the most advanced full‑motion simulator available for the C919. It features high‑fidelity visuals and powerful virtual‑computing performance, enabling highly realistic and multi‑scenario flight‑training programs. The system can reproduce near‑real flight conditions, allowing pilots to train across a wide range of subjects with high accuracy.
With the simulator now in service, China Eastern has filled a long‑standing gap in C919 training equipment. The airline plans to integrate real‑world operational feedback into a continuous "operation-training-R&D" loop, helping the C919 platform evolve through ongoing improvements and iterative upgrades.
As of December 2025, China Eastern's C919 fleet has accumulated more than 40,000 hours of safe flight time and transported over 2.45 million passengers. The airline has trained more than 160 C919 pilots, including 70 instructor captains, and completed over 10,000 hours of C919 flight training.
On the same day the simulator was launched, China Eastern's R&D Center signed a technology‑innovation cooperation agreement with COMAC Customer Service. The two sides will deepen collaboration in areas such as operational support, talent development, and technological advancement for China's domestically built large aircraft.
China Eastern Airlines, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Shanghai, is one of China's three major state‑owned airlines. The company operates an extensive domestic and international route network and is the launch customer for the COMAC C919, China's first domestically developed large passenger jet. China Eastern has played a central role in validating, operating, and improving the C919 program, contributing flight‑test data, operational experience, and pilot‑training expertise to support the aircraft's long‑term development.
