Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) delivers the first C919 large passenger aircraft to China Eastern Airlines on Friday. The C919, China’s first self-developed trunk jetliner, has 158 to 174 seats and a range of 4,075 to 5,555 kilometers. The plane conducted its successful maiden flight in 2017. CGTN’s Wang Siwen reports live from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
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