The C919 aircraft program was launched in 2008 but faced numerous regulatory and technical setbacks, including US export controls China’s first domestically produced narrow-body jet, the C919, successfully completed its maiden commercial flight on Sunday. The trip from Shanghai to Beijing became a milestone in Beijing’s decade-long attempt to challenge the global aircraft manufacturing majors.
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said the EU must accept that Russia is “not going away” The EU will have to build some form of relationship with Russia when the Ukraine conflict ends, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister and the next likely NATO chief Mark Rutte has said.