Photos of China's first all-electric passenger aircraft, the COMAC CE-25A, have surfaced online, showing ten battery-powered ducted fans on its wings. The full-scale demonstrator has drawn mockery as well as interest, raising questions about whether electric aviation is a serious path or an expensive detour.
China Southern Airlines flew its C919 from Guangzhou to Qingdao on September 28, the homegrown jet's first regularly scheduled commercial service in the port city. The route links the Greater Bay Area with the Shandong economic zone.
Developed by COMAC, the C919 narrow-body jet is expanding from its first commercial routes into a growing fleet. Here is what makes China's flagship passenger plane tick — and what it is like to fly on one.
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