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Inaugural passenger flight is a milestone in China’s bid to challenge the Boeing-Airbus duopoly.

C919, China's self-developed large passenger aircraft, kicked off its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market, reported Xinhua.

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C919, Chinas self-developed large passenger aircraft, completed its inaugural commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, creating a milestone in China’s aviation industry, which aims to compete with global players such as Boeing.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd entered China's home-grown narrow-body C919 jet into passenger service on Sunday and com

The domestically-manufactured aircraft C919 successfully completed its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.

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China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country’s homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane’s first commercial flight on Sunday,

The first commercial flight of China’s domestically-made C919 aircraft will be made from Shanghai to Beijing by China Eastern Airlines on Sunday, a source said, citing the flight schedule.

Bradley Dailey is director at Alton Aviation Consultancy. Yuichi Takayama is Alton's Japan practice leader. In 2008, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industri