China’s domestically developed C919 passenger jet, a competitor for Boeing and Airbus equivalents in the international market, took its first test flight in May. And now workers are putting the finishing touches to a second C919 in the Pudong, Shanghai factory of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). /China News Service Photo

The second plane is expected to undertake a test flight by the end of this year. /China News Service Photo

COMAC plans to produce six aircraft for test flights in order to get the necessary certification. /China News Service Photo

With 158 to 174 seats, the plane will be used for medium-haul flights after it becomes commercially operational. /China News Service Photo

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