Sixth prototype of China's C919 jet completes first test flight: COMAC

BEIJING (Reuters) – The sixth prototype of China’s home-built C919 narrowbody passenger plane completed its first test flight on Friday, its manufacturer, the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) [CMAFC.UL], said.

The prototype is the last test plane COMAC has planned for the program and was scheduled to fly before the year-end.

The test flight from Shanghai lasted for two hours and five minutes, COMAC said in a press release.

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