China's C919 jet makes first international commercial flight
- BEIJING: China's homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday (Aug 12), a symbolic step towards Beijing's goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace dominance of Boeing and Airbus.
- The narrow-body jet has been billed as a potential competitor to Boeing's 737 or Airbus's A320, though the aircraft has yet to receive approval from American or European regulators.
- Beijing hopes the domestically produced plane will reduce China's reliance on foreign technology and help it gain a foothold in the global market.
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- BEIJING: China's homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday (Aug 12), a symbolic step towards Beijing's goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace dominance of Boeing and Airbus.
- The narrow-body jet has been billed as a potential competitor to Boeing's 737 or Airbus's A320, though the aircraft has yet to receive approval from American or European regulators.
- Beijing hopes the domestically produced plane will reduce China's reliance on foreign technology and help it gain a foothold in the global market.
Sources: CNA