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China has the business of making airplanes. The first Chinese-made commercial aircraft off from Shanghai on Sunday and at Beijing Airport. The narrow-bodied C919 plane 128 passengers on board. The company that the plane is the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. This is to "COMAC". China's President Xi Jinping the C919 aircraft as a "triumph of Chinese innovation". Newspapers in China the C919 "a symbol of industrial prowess and national pride". A passenger on the flight was impressed with the plane. He said: "The flight extremely smooth, comfortable and memorable. I'll this fondly for some time to come."

COMAC to be a major player in the commercial airplane market. It hopes to with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus. COMAC developing the C919 in 2008. Production in late 2011. In September 2022, it passed the standards to commercially in China. COMAC's first customer was China Eastern Airlines, which five of the aircraft. COMAC plans to 150 planes each year for the next five years. A spokesperson said there orders for more than 1,000 C919s from different Chinese airlines. He hopes airlines from other countries will soon making orders. He that the plane was an "important milestone" for China's aircraft industry.