BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- China is set to launch the first international commercial route operated by its homegrown C919 aircraft on Wednesday, connecting Beijing with Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, according to Air China.

A C919 passenger jet performs during a flying display at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore's Changi Exhibition Center, Feb. 3, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

As of Aug. 10, the domestically developed large passenger jet had served 57 routes linking 25 cities and had handled more than 7.5 million passenger trips, official data showed.