Home-made C919 completes first international commercial flight, lands in Ulaanbaatar_我的网站
一 | Ottawa, Oct 20 (UNI) Hurricane Fiona is estimated to have caused 660 million Canadian dollars (about 528 million US dollars) in insured damage in Canada, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said.
Fiona is the most costly extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada, and the tenth largest in the country in terms of insured damages, the bureau said in a press release, quoting the "record-breaking" initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
Many affected residents were located in high-risk flood areas and floodplains where residential flood insurance coverage is not available. As a result, the overwhelming majority of costs for this disaster will be borne by government, according to the release.
"As we begin to see the extent of damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, it is clear that much more needs to be done to enhance our resilience to extreme weather events and build a culture of preparedness moving forward," said Amanda Dean, vice-president, Atlantic, Insurance Bureau of Canada.
The long-lived and powerful storm first made landfall in Atlantic Canada on Saturday, September 24. With maximum wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec, Fiona resulted in tragic loss of life as well as violent winds, torrential rainfall, large waves, storm surge, downed trees and widespread power outages, the release said.
Insurance claims from severe weather have more than quadrupled across Canada since 2008. The new normal for insured catastrophic damages in the country has reached 2 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.6 billion US dollars) annually.
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China's domestically developed C919 aircraft lands in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, on August 12, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Air China China's domestically developed C919 large passenger aircraft landed safely in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, on Wednesday afternoon, marking the completion of its first international commercial flight. At 3 pm, the C919 took off from Beijing Capital International Airport and arrived at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar at 4:58 pm local time. Upon landing, the aircraft was greeted with a water cannon salute — the highest ceremonial honor in international civil aviation. Starting from Wednesday, Air China's C919 began operating the Beijing-Ulaanbaatar round-trip route, with flight number CA723/4, at a frequency of 7 flights per week. Currently, domestically produced C909 aircraft operates regular flights on the Hohhot-Ulaanbaatar round-trip route. With the successful maiden flight of the C919 to Ulaanbaatar, the two types of domestically produced passenger aircraft have now achieved joint operations at an overseas airport, according to People's Daily on Wednesday. Since the delivery of Air China's first C919 aircraft in August 2024, the fleet has steadily expanded. As of now, Air China's C919 fleet has grown to 12 aircraft, with a cumulative total of over 12,000 safe flights and more than 1.62 million passenger trips carried, the carrier said on Wednesday. To date, C919 aircraft operated by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines have cumulatively opened 58 routes, served 26 cities, and carried over 7.5 million passengers. Since entering commercial service on May 28, 2023, the C919 aircraft has made appearances at overseas airshows, with participations in the Singapore Airshow twice and the Dubai Airshow once. Global Times 。
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