BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- China is set to launch the first international commercial route operated by its homegrown C919 aircraft on Wednesday, connecting Beijing with Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia, according to Air China.
As of Aug. 10, the domestically developed large passenger jet had served 57 routes linking 25 cities and had handled more than 7.5 million passenger trips, official data showed. ■
