China shows off homegrown C919 jet in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 13, 2023
China's new domestically produced passenger jet made its debut outside the mainland on Wednesday, with international media in Hong Kong getting their first up-close look. The C919 made its maiden commercial flight in May and is key to Beijing's decades-long ambitions to compete with European and US rivals in the air and cut down China's reliance on foreign technology. Chinese authorities