RT: China’s first large passenger jet prepares for its maiden flight
May 3, 2017, 3:33 pm
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RT: China’s first large passenger jet prepares for its maiden flight
The C919, regarded as China’s answer to the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320, is expected to make its maiden flight on May 5, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). It is China’s first domestically-built large passenger jet.
The plane will take off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.
The plane will take off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.
May 5, 2017, 2:02 am
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SEATTLE (CNNMoney) —
China's first large jetliner has taken off on its maiden flight, a key moment in the country's push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer.
The C919, China's first domestically designed and built large airliner, took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 2:01 p.m. local time on Friday with a five-person crew aboard.
China's first large jetliner has taken off on its maiden flight, a key moment in the country's push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer.
The C919, China's first domestically designed and built large airliner, took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 2:01 p.m. local time on Friday with a five-person crew aboard.
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It will be an enetrtaining few months/years in the airline manufacturing industry