[HIGHLIGHTS] China Celebrates First Commercial Flight of Chinese-Designed Airliner

Successful maiden flight for the first airliner Made in China. 15 years after the official launch of the C919 program, the Comac aircraft - a competitor to the A320neo and the 737 Max.

128 passengers on board and the iconic flight number #MU9191, China Eastern Airlines' white plane was on all smartphones this Sunday. The aircraft has already registered more than 1,200 orders, mainly from Chinese companies. It remains dependent on foreign technologies, including its Leap1C engine developed by GE-Safran.