With maiden jet flight, China enters dog-fight with Boeing, Airbus quoting : "Reuters"

China's first domestically made jet, the twin-engined regional ARJ-21, flew its passengers in June 2016, eight years after its first test flight. Comac says it has 570 orders, mostly from state-owned Chinese airlines. The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner is making its maiden test flight Friday from Shanghai in a symbolic milestone in China's long-term goal to break into the Western-dominated aircraft market. China is touting the C919 as a rival to single-aisle jets the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. Boeing, which is reportedly planning to build a facility in China, reportedly congratulated Comac on the plane's development.


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REUTERS/StringerChinese C919 passenger jet takes off from Pudong International Airport on its maiden flight in Shanghai, China May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Greg Baker/PoolChinese C919 passenger jet takes off from Pudong International Airport on its maiden flight in Shanghai, China May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Andy Wong/PoolChina's home-grown C919 passenger jet takes off on its first flight at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Aly SongChina's home-grown C919 passenger jet is seen at the Pudong International Airport ahead of its scheduled maiden flight in Shanghai, China May 5, 2017. China Daily/via REUTERSA screen shows data as people gather to see the maiden flight of China's home-grown C919 passenger jet at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China May 5, 2017.


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