China launches world’s first flying hospital.
Updated on June 1, 2026
China has made a new world first. For the first time in history, it has launched a “flying hospital service.” It will operate in the sky, and this invention will help save millions of lives by providing major surgical services.
China has created new history in the healthcare sector by converting a regular passenger plane into a fully operational medical facility (flying hospital). The C909 jet, operated by the Eye and ENT (EENT) Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, has begun providing specialized healthcare to people in remote areas without access to hospitals through cutting-edge technology.