China's home-grown C919 jet nears certification as test planes complete tasks
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10:02 24 Jul, 2022
It would mark a milestone in China's ambitions to climb up the manufacturing supply chain
China's homegrown C919 narrow-body jet, designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, is nearing certification as its test planes completed all of the test flight tasks, Qazet.az reports according to the company.
The state-owned manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) said on its official social media account that the six test planes have finished the testing tasks as the programme enters the final stage of receiving a certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China which is required for commercial operations.