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Passengers board a China Eastern Airlines flight operating on a C919 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Monday. Photo: VCG

Passengers board a China Eastern Airlines flight operating on a C919 at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Monday. Photo: VCG

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Chinese-made C919 takes maiden commercial flight

China’s domestically developed C919 jet successfully completed its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, nearly six months after the aircraft, positioned as a potential rival to single-aisle airliners from Boeing Co. and Airbus SE, was delivered to China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd.

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