China's COMAC C919 makes historic maiden commercial flight.
TL;DR
China's COMAC C919 aircraft is set to make its first commercial flight on May 28 with China Eastern Airlines. The aircraft, configured in a two-class layout, is capable of carrying 164 passengers and will operate on medium-haul domestic flights within China. The C919 has secured more than 500 orders inside China, but has yet to make progress outside its home country. The start of commercial operations is an opportunity for COMAC to prove that purchasing aircraft designed in China is also an option to consider by the world's airlines.
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- China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, takes first commercial flight CNN
- China's C919 passenger plane makes maiden flight BBC
- China's C919 Takes Maiden Commercial Flight—and First Bite From Boeing The Wall Street Journal
- China’s first domestically produced passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight The Guardian
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