中國(guó)國(guó)產(chǎn)客機(jī)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(guó)本周將進(jìn)行國(guó)產(chǎn)客機(jī)首航，這款客機(jī)是為了滿(mǎn)足國(guó)內(nèi)不斷增長(zhǎng)的需求，也為了挑戰(zhàn)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由國(guó)有的中國(guó)商飛公司制造，將于周五在上海進(jìn)行首航，新華社報(bào)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(guó)商飛說(shuō)道，還稱(chēng)工程師已經(jīng)完成了118次測(cè)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(gè)窄體客機(jī)代表了中國(guó)將近10年的努力，以減少對(duì)空客和波音的依賴(lài)。