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China’s passenger jet moves step closer to take off

China’s first large home-made passenger aircraft, the C919, has moved a step closer to taking to the skies after receiving an airworthiness certificate on September 30.

President Xi Jinping last week met with the C919 project team, hailing the aircraft as a symbol of self-sufficiency in key strategic sectors. Chinese manufacturer's first passenger aircraft, the 90-seater ARJ-21 had few takers overseas.