| Chinese C919 passenger jet takes off from Pudong International Airport on its maiden flight in Shanghai |
China‘s home-grown C919 passenger jet landed successfully in Shanghai after an 80-minute maiden flight on Friday, a major step for Beijing as it looks to boost its profile in the global aviation market.
The narrow-body aircraft, which will compete with Boeing’s 737 and the Airbus A320, is a key symbol of China‘s ambitions to muscle into a global jet market estimated to be worth $2 trillion over the next 20 years.