China’s first homegrown passenger jet takes off on maiden commercial flight

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Date: 28 May 2023 8:29am WAT

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China's first domestically produced passenger jet C919 sits on the tarmac before its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing, in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on May 28, 2023. - China's first domestically produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight on May 28, a milestone event in the nation's decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. (Photo by STR / CNS / AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT

China's first domestically produced passenger jet C919 sits on the tarmac before its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing, in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on May 28, 2023. - China's first domestically produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight on May 28, a milestone event in the nation's decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. (Photo by STR / CNS / AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT

China’s first domestically produced passenger jet C919 sits on the tarmac before its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing, in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on May 28, 2023. – China’s first domestically produced passenger jet took off on its maiden commercial flight on May 28, a milestone event in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. (Photo by STR / CNS / AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT

China’s first domestically produced passenger jet, the C919, took off on its maiden commercial flight on Sunday.
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China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 rose into the skies above Shanghai Hongqiao Airport just after 10:30 am (0230 GMT), footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.

The plane is carrying over 130 passengers on China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 to Beijing’s Capital International Airport, CCTV said.
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The flight is expected to land at its destination at 1:10 pm (0510 GMT), according to the airline’s website.

Footage broadcast by state media showed dozens of passengers gathering at the sun-drenched Shanghai airfield to admire the sleek white jet.

They then filed into the narrow-body plane which taxied to the runway before taking off.

Passengers received red boarding passes and will enjoy a sumptuous “themed meal” to commemorate the flight, CCTV reported.

China has invested heavily in the production of the homegrown jet as it seeks to become self-sufficient in key technologies.
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