中國國產客機即將起飛

Shanghai (AFP) - China is expected this week to conduct the maiden test flight of a home-grown passenger jet built to meet soaring domestic travel demand and challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus.

上海（法新社）——中國本週將進行國產客機首航，這款客機是爲了滿足國內不斷增長的需求，也爲了挑戰波音和空客的主宰地位。

The C919, built by state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), was set to take wing over Shanghai on Friday, the company said on Wednesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

C919由國有的中國商飛公司製造，將於週五在上海進行首航，新華社報道。

"If weather conditions are not suitable, the maiden flight will be rescheduled," COMAC said, adding that engineers had completed some 118 tests.

“如果天氣條件不適合，首航將重新安排，”中國商飛說道，還稱工程師已經完成了118次測試。

The narrow-body jet represents nearly a decade of effort in a state-mandated drive to reduce dependence on European consortium Airbus and US aerospace giant Boeing.

這個窄體客機代表了中國將近10年的努力，以減少對空客和波音的依賴。