China’s C919 home-grown narrow-body passenger jet seemingly certified to fly, set to challenge Boeing, Airbus


China’s home-grown C919 narrow-body passenger jet, poised to challenge Boeing and Airbus, has seemingly been certified to fly, according to photos posted on social media, though an official confirmation has yet to be made.

The single-aisle C919, manufactured by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), appears to have been handed a “type certificate” by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) at a ceremony in Beijing after 14 years of development.

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