A life-size model of CR929 is exhibited at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, on November 6. Photo: VCG

Delivery of CR929, first long-haul jetliner developed by China and Russia, moves forward steadily, with a total of 1,000 expected to be handed over between 2023 and 2045, chief Chinese designer Chen Yingchun said on Wednesday.

Chen revealed the new progress of CR929, C919 large passenger aircraft and regional jetliner, the ARJ21, at an aviation summit in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang Province.

Chen said that the ARJ21 has made success, with total number of orders exceeding 600 and delivering more than 1.5 million passengers via its 36 air routes. In addition, the accumulative orders of C919 has reached 815, with six planes are carrying out trial flights in four regions.

Jointly developed by China and Russia, the CR929 is 63.3-meter-long and 17.9-meter-high, with a wingspan of 61.2 meters. The weight of a CR929 is about six times of an ARJ21, or three C919 jetliners, Chen said, noting that the air-range of CR929 is as long as 12,000 kilometers, meeting Asia-Pacific and Europe flight needs departing from Beijing and Shanghai.

The CR929 is not simple large aircraft, Chen said. Traditional complex panels are replaced large LCD screens that not only reduce maintenance difficulty but ensures safety. The use of advanced composite materials exceeds 50 percent, with use of titanium alloy at 15 percent, he said.

According to market estimate, global demand for wide-body passenger aircraft surpasses 10,000 from 2023 to 2045, with demand in China and Russia at about 1840.

The initially planned delivery amount of CR929 was only 500, the double figure guarantees its bright market prospect, Chen said.

That would make CR929 account for 14.7 percent of wide-body aircraft delivered globally during the period, media reports said.