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Maiden flight for the C-919 airplane by COMAC– 2 VIDEO

Shanghai, China - The aircraft of the Chinese manufacturer took off Friday from Shanghai airport for its inaugural flight

The C-919, built by the Chinese state-owned COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) made its inaugural flight on Friday. The plane took off from Pudong International Airport in Shanghai (China) at about 2 pm (local time). After flying for a few dozen minutes the C-919 and its crew landed and were greeted by a crowd of spectators. Commander Cai Jun -one of the five pilots who were selected...

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The Asian carrier China Eastern Airlines, first customer of the C-919 narrow-body aircraft produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), will take off the first commercial flight (MU-9191)... more

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