The Chinese-made bird that some hope will break the Boeing and Airbus single-aisle jet duopoloy is set to take its maiden flight this spring or early summer. The COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China) C919 has cleared all technical hurdles and has nearly received the all-clear to take to the skies after spending more than $8.8 billion on development, Chinese state media reported. If aerospace observers are skeptical, they might be forgiven. The C919's maiden flight was announced twice before…
March 31, 2017 at 02:15PM
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