BEIJING: A new model of a China-developed short-haul aircraft will make its maiden flight in the second half of this year, according to the manufacturer on Sunday (Feb 16) .
Manufacturing of the Xinzhou-700 has resumed at a research base in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, amid the coronavirus outbreak, said the manufacturer Xi'an Aircraft Industry Company (XAC) of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.