"C919's Hong Kong Debut: China's Future Boeing Rival Takes Flight"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox Business
Two Chinese-made passenger jetliners, the C919 and ARJ21, landed in Hong Kong, marking a significant milestone in China's efforts to break into the Western-dominated aircraft market. The C919, seen as a future competitor to Boeing's 737 MAX and Airbus A320, is a large single-aisle aircraft manufactured by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). The landing comes after years of development and delays, with Chinese leader Xi Jinping aiming to end China's reliance on foreign technology in strategic industries. China Eastern Airlines has already purchased 100 C919 airplanes, and a new Brunei-based airline plans to buy 30 of them.