Chinese airliner's test sparks delivery concerns
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CHINA'S domestically developed C-919 passenger jet completed its second test flight on Thursday, the jet's maker said, but the duration and near five-month gap since its first flight have raised questions over whether its latest delivery target can be met.
The narrow-body C-919, which will compete with Boeing's 737 and Airbus' A-320, is a symbol of China's ambition to muscle into a global jet market estimated to be worth US$2 trillion over the next 20 years.
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