中国国产客机即将起飞

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)——中国本周将进行国产客机首航，这款客机是为了满足国内不断增长的需求，也为了挑战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 TingVoa.com news agency.

C919由国有的中国商飞公司制造，将于周五在上海进行首航，新华社报道。

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

“如果天气条件不适合，首航将重新安排，”中国商飞说道，还称工程师已经完成了118次测试。

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.

这个窄体客机代表了中国将近10年的努力，以减少对空客和波音的依赖。