Commercial jet debut brings new opportunities

Game changer: A traveller walks along a concourse near parked jetliners at Beijing Daxing International Airport. China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as the country looks to compete with the industry giants. — AP

BEIJING: As China’s first indigenously developed large jetliner enters commercial service, the country’s aviation industry and its supporting sectors will see tremendous market opportunities in the coming decades, analysts and industry experts say.

The C919, a single-aisle aircraft designed by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (Comac), completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing on Sunday, marking its official entry into the civil aviation market.