Aviation Industry: C919's First International Flight, Heathrow Loses Top Spot, and Boeing Sells eVTOL Subsidiaries
China's Comac C919 is set to make its first international flight on Wednesday, flying from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This marks a significant step in China's ambition to challenge Western dominance in commercial aviation, though experts note it could take generations for the C919 to truly compete with Boeing and Airbus. The flight is scheduled to depart from Beijing Capital International Airport at 3pm and land in Ulaanbaatar just over two hours later.
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