China joins world’s large jet makers with C919

China joins world’s large jet makers with C919

Monday, November 2, 2015 9:18 am


China's C919

China’s C919

China’s first homemade large passenger aircraft, C919, was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday.

The plane with 158 seats and a standard flight range of 4,075 km was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).

The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before being put into commercial use.

COMAC said it has won 517 orders from 21 customers home and abroad for the aircraft.

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