C919刚一落地，外媒的评论就跟上了

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昨日，随着机身前部印有“全球首架”标识的C919飞机冲向云霄，中国人自己的大飞机正式启动首个商业航班。

北京时间12点31分，中国东方航空使用中国商飞全球首架交付的C919大型客机，执行MU9191航班，从上海虹桥机场飞抵北京首都机场，穿过象征民航最高礼仪的“水门”。

China's first self-developed narrow-body jet, the C919, successfully completed its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, ushering in a new era of aviation that utilizes domestically manufactured aircraft, industry experts said.

Some 130 passengers traveled on China Eastern Airlines flight MU 9191, which departed Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 10:32 am. The plane landed at Beijing Capital International Airport at 12:31 pm, and was welcomed with a traditional water salute.

C919飞机注册号B-919A，“B”代表飞机的中国国籍，“919”和型号名称契合，“A”则有首架之意，突显这一全球新机型、全球首架的非凡意义。

首次商业载客飞行，C919为130余名旅客带来别样空中之旅的同时，也毫不例外地引起了西方媒体的集体高度关注。

《华尔街日报》第一时间发文评论称，C919商业首飞意味着波音和空客几十年来的“双头垄断地位”在中国市场受到了挑战，尽管这一挑战规模尚小，却颇具象征意义。

China’s homegrown C919 narrow-body passenger jet has taken off from Shanghai on its maiden commercial flight, in a small but symbolic challenge to the decades-old duopoly of Boeing and Airbus in one of their most important markets.

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）则更为具体，报道称：“C919将成为空客A320和波音737窄体客机的直接竞争对手，这类客机常用于国内和区域内国际航班。”

With a range of up to 5,555 kilometers (3,452 miles), the C919 will take on the world’s two major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing. It will be a direct competitor to their A320 and B737 narrowbody jets, most commonly used for domestic and regional international flights.