China's C919 completes inaugural commercial flight, challenging Airbus and Boeing's dominance.

China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) has successfully launched its C919 aircraft, marking the first commercial flight of the single-aisle, narrow-body plane. The C919 is designed to compete with Boeing's 737 Max and Airbus's A320, breaking the decades-long duopoly held by the two commercial aviation giants. Beijing hopes the C919 will prove its strategy of building up domestic firms in high-end manufacturing and technology is paying off. However, production of the C919 will be slow, with only 150 planes expected to be produced domestically by 2028.