The first C919 passenger jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is displayed during a news conference at the company’s factory in Shanghai yesterday. COMAC rolled out the 158-seat C919 narrow-body jet, China’s first homemade commercial jet, which is meant to rival the updated Airbus 320 and Boeing’s new-generation 737. The company said it had already received 517 orders for the aircraft mainly from domestic firms. (Story on P9)Xinhua
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