Chinese passenger jet’s debut nears
C319, a challenger to Boeing and Airbus narrow-body planes, makes first pre-delivery flight
A Chinese rival to the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo narrow-body aircraft has completed its first pre-delivery test flight, according to a report by China Central Television.
The C919 jet developed by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (Comac) was test flown for about three hours on Saturday ahead of its delivery to its first customer soon, the report said.
The narrow-body plane is priced at US$99 million,…
