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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Federal Aviation Administration have not certificated the aircraft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI — China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd entered China’s home-grown narrow-body C919 jet into passenger service on Sunday and completed its first…

China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd entered China's home-grown narrow-body C919 jet into passenger service on Sunday and completed its first commercial flight, marking a milestone in the country's effort to become more self-reliant. The C919 is the product of state-backed Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC) which began developing the jet 15 years ago to rival Airbus SE's A320neo and Boeing Co's 737 MAX single-aisle jet families.

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 C919 commercial plane flew from Shanghai to Beijing as China seeks to compete with Airbus and Boeing.

China Eastern Airlines entered its home-grown narrow-body C919 into passenger service on Sunday and completed its first commercial flight.

Cathay Pacific Airways has fired three flight attendants after a complaint that they had discriminated against non-English speaking passengers.

The incident apparently took place on a Sunday flight from the Chinese city of Chengdu to Hong Kong.

An unidentified passenger took to social media, noting that some crew members were disrespectful to people, who didnt speak English or Cantonese.

Its association with India is over 70 years old and spans both civil and military aviation. The Douglas DC-3 transport aircraft used by the air force beginning the 1940s and the iconic Boeing 747 aircraft flown by Air India, both had Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines. The Indian Air Forces present-day, heavy-lift C-17 Globemaster III and the yet-to-be-inducted C-295 planes, too, have P&W power plants.