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C919 takes off: China shows off its first home-grown passenger jet | South China Morning Post

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State-owned aerospace manufacturer the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China delivered China’s first domestic passenger jet to China Eastern Airlines on December 9, 2022. The C919 plane took off for a 15-minute flight in the ceremony, marking a milestone in the country’s aviation ambitions. The narrow-body passen…

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