China’s C919 Takes Maiden Commercial Flight–and First Bite from Boeing

Also discussed today:

China’s first domestically made passenger plane completes maiden flight (apnews.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102998 (31 comments)

Close match to A320, but less advanced. More weight, less composites. Not as efficient to operate.

Same engine as Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX (CMF LEAP).

The EU, Russia, even Quebec has its own passenger aircraft industry. Kind of trite to frame this as China vs. the West. Is it because the narrative fits in better with the current newscycle?