China’s homegrown C919 narrow-body passenger jet has taken off on its maiden commercial flight, in a small but symbolic challenge to the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus
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SINGAPORE—China’s homegrown C919 narrow-body passenger jet has taken off from Shanghai on its maiden commercial flight, in a small but symbolic challenge to the decades-old duopoly of
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