C919 flies directly to the Singapore Airshow. How can it fly cross-border without European and American airworthiness certificates?
Yesterday, the domestically produced large aircraft C919 flew out of the country for the first time and went to Singapore to participate in the air show. It once again aroused heated discussions on the Internet. The most debated question is still an old question: why can the C919, which has not yet obtained European and American airworthiness certificates, be able to fly across borders? ?
Simply put, U.S. and European airworthiness certifications are not equivalent to international navigation permissions.
Under the rules framework established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the airworthiness certificate is issued by the country of registration of the civil aircraft (/country of registration). In other words, as long as it is a valid airworthiness certificate issued by the country of registration of the aircraft and meets the minimum requirements of ICAO (such as the "Standard Airworthiness Certificate" issued by CAAC), it can be automatically recognized by other ICAO contracting countries when the aircraft conducts international voyages.
The C919 aircraft was certified in accordance with CCAR-25 "Airworthiness Standards for Transport Category Aircraft" and fully meets the minimum standards set by Annex 8 of the ICAO Convention. Therefore, the C919 operated by China Eastern Airlines has obtained the standard airworthiness certificate issued by CAAC, the authority of its country of registration, and can be used for international navigation.
Only when the C919 is exported to other countries/regions (such as the United States and Europe) and registered locally, it must obtain airworthiness certification from the local authorities (such as the US FAA/EU EASA).
It is worth mentioning that in the absence of a standard airworthiness certificate, it is possible to conditionally carry out international voyages using other airworthiness certificates, such as a chartered flight certificate issued by CAAC. This type of certificate is usually issued to those who have not yet obtained a valid airworthiness certificate. Or aircraft that may not currently meet relevant airworthiness requirements but can fly safely under certain restrictions are used for special purpose flights (such as scientific research/verification test flights, etc.). Cross-border flights can also be carried out if overflight approval or authorization is required).
Okay, let's take a look at the five domestically produced aircraft exhibiting in Singapore this time:
China Airport Runway End Light,China Airport Frangible Flange,
Cheap Airport Frangible Flange,Airport Crossbar Light factory.
Two C919s: including the world's first C919 of China Eastern Airlines, and one of COMAC's own C919 scientific research aircraft.
Three ARJ21s: including an ARJ21 passenger aircraft operated by COMAC's own express line, an ARJ21 passenger aircraft exported to Indonesian Air Asia, and an ARJ21 cargo aircraft of China Longhao Airlines.
Among them, except for the COMAC C919 scientific research aircraft, which uses a chartered flight certificate issued by CAAC (with the consent of all the countries it flies over), the other four aircraft all use (standard) airworthiness certificates issued by the authorities of the countries of registration to fly to Singapore (League Air) The airworthiness certificate of ARJ21 was issued by the Indonesian authorities, and the airworthiness certificates of the other three domestically operated aircraft were issued by CAAC).