China's first home-made big passenger plane rolled off line

The mobile phone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. The C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. It will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Ding Ting) C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday.The plane designed to have 158 seats and a standard flight range of 4,075 km was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC).The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. COMAC said it has won 517 orders from 21 customers home and abroad for the aircraft.

The mobile phone photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. The C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. It will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

Staff members attend an off-line ceremony of the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 2, 2015. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2015 shows the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

A staff member poses for a photo in front of the C919, China's first homemade large passenger aircraft, at a plant of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 2, 2015. C919 was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday. The C919 aircraft will make its maiden flight next year and then begin test flights for about three years before putting into commercial use. (Xinhua/Pei Xin) 10