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China's first domestically manufactured passenger jet takes off
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China’s first domestically manufactured regional passenger jet took off from southwest China's Chengdu City this morning to Shanghai for its first commercial operation.
Seventy passengers were onboard the ARJ21-700 with Chengdu Airlines Flight EU6679 that took off at 9:25am from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Sichuan Province. It is expected to land at the Hongqiao airport around noon.
After taking a short rest, the twin-engine, 90-seat plane will fly back to Chengdu in the afternoon with passengers onboard, the airline said.
The carrier has trained 8 captains who can pilot the ARJ21 while 52 flight attendants have been trained to serve passengers on the aircraft, according to the airline.
Two ARJ21s, a plane often hailed as the “advanced regional jet for the 21st century,” have been delivered to the airline after completion of final test flights.
Apart from the Chengdu-Shanghai route, the carrier said it will deploy the plane on regional routes in western and northwestern China.
China began development of the ARJ21 in 2002.
The Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China who develops the plane estimates that China’s ARJ21 will grab up to 60 percent of the domestic market for mid-size regional aircraft in the next 20 years, competing with Bombardier and Embraer.
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