A round-trip route operated by China's domestically-produced C919 passenger jet between Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province and Hefei City of east China's Anhui Province officially launched on Sunday, making Hefei the 23rd city in China to welcome the C919 into service.
Flight CZ3813, carrying 144 passengers, slowly taxied through a water salute after landing at Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, a prestigious aviation tradition, marking the C919's maiden flight to Hefei.
China Southern Airlines will use its C919 aircraft to operate up to five round-trip flights per week on this route during the peak tourist season in May.
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier, now operates 10 C919 aircraft. As of Monday, its C919 fleet had completed more than 9,500 flights, transporting over 1.3 million passengers to 23 destinations.
Currently, the service network of the C919 is continuously expanding, efficiently connecting the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with the Yangtze River Delta city cluster.
China's C919 aircraft begins to serve Guangzhou-Hefei air route
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini visited the world's first embodied intelligence robot 4S store, known as Robot Mall, at Beijing E-Town on Tuesday.
Pellegrini is paying a state visit to China from July 27 to 29 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. He toured highlights of this year's Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Competition and interacted with humanoid and medical robots during a stop at Robot Mall.
Expressing amazement at China's robotics achievements, the Slovak president said he believes the cutting-edge technology showcased at the venue will find its way into households in the near future.
Robot Mall is designed to support the transition of robotics from technological innovation to real-world application. Its exhibition highlights how robots are entering homes and industrial scenarios, including education, delivery, companionship, entertainment, and daily services. When touring the exhibition, Pellegrini also shared his views on China-Slovakia cooperation in cutting-edge technologies.
"Slovakia is a small country, but things which are developed in China can be used already in Slovakia. So I think we have to find a way how to implement them as soon as possible into our daily life, into our companies and so on," he said.
Chinese investment in Slovakia has continued to grow in recent years, particularly in high-tech industries, green energy, and innovation-driven sectors.
Analysts say closer cooperation in modern technology and research will remain a key topic during his visit to China.
Slovak President visits robot mall at Beijing E-Town
Slovak President visits robot mall at Beijing E-Town
