China has successfully launched its first commercial flight via a domestically made aircraft in a long path that has just begun to crowd out the giants of the industry. The move represents a paradigm shift for China, which seeks to compete with popular Western models such as the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320, two of the most popular models commonly used for domestic and regional flights.
Beijing has invested heavily in producing the aircraft domestically as it seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in key technologies to open the doors for it to deploy, especially with Chinese commercial aircraft company COMAC, the manufacturer of the model, receiving orders last year.
Source (Al-Arab Newspaper of London, Edited)
