China-made C919 passenger jet to make first flight outside mainland

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 5, 2023

China's first domestically produced large passenger jet will conduct a flyby over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour next week as part of the aircraft's first showcase outside the mainland. The C919 made its maiden commercial flight in May and is key to Beijing's decades-long ambitions to compete with Western rivals in the air and cut down China's reliance on foreign technology. The jet, manuf