First Chinese-made regional jet makes maiden passenger flight
June 28, 2016 at 04:04 AM EDT
SHANGHAI, June 28 (Reuters) - China's first locally built regional jet made its maiden commercial flight on Tuesday, carrying 70 passengers from the western city of Chengdu to Shanghai on the east coast in what state-owned planemaker Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) hailed as a milestone.