Chinese-made jet to make first flights outside mainland
China Eastern Airlines will launch the first commercial cross-border service using the Chinese-made C919 passenger jet between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Jan 1, state media reported on Thursday. Currently, the three big state-owned airlines all operate the C919, the narrow-body jet domestically developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), but they only fly within mainland China. The new daily return flights come as China seeks to secure the first international customer for the C919, a jet with the potential to rival the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo. China Eastern, the first to launch the C919, has a fleet of nine C919s that service various domestic routes.<br/>
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Chinese-made jet to make first flights outside mainland
China Eastern Airlines will launch the first commercial cross-border service using the Chinese-made C919 passenger jet between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Jan 1, state media reported on Thursday. Currently, the three big state-owned airlines all operate the C919, the narrow-body jet domestically developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), but they only fly within mainland China. The new daily return flights come as China seeks to secure the first international customer for the C919, a jet with the potential to rival the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo. China Eastern, the first to launch the C919, has a fleet of nine C919s that service various domestic routes.<br/>
