The first flight of Comac’s C919 took place today at Shanghai’s Pudong International airport. The Chinese aircraft successfully completed an 80-minute flight, which was broadcast live on state-controlled television. Before the debut flight, Comac said it had received orders for 570 C919s from 23 different customers.

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