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The C919, regarded as China's answer to the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320, is expected to make its maiden flight on May 5, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). It is China's first domestically-built large passenger jet.

The plane will take off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport.

Russia's МС-21 jet has left the assembly line at the Irkutsk aviation plant and is being prepared for its maiden flight, Izvestia daily reports.

The first large made-in-China passenger plane successfully completed its maiden test flight on May 5, marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers.

Boeing Co. said on April 4 it has signed a new, $3 billion deal with Iran's Aseman Airlines to supply 30 737 MAX aircraft to the carrier, the first major sale by a U.S. company to the Islamic Republic under new President Donald Trump.

Boeing and Turkish Aerospace Industries have announced a contract extension to produce the Elevator for the 787 Dreamliner. 

The agreement between Boeing and TAI extends TAI production of a crucial flight control component of 787, according to a statement issued on March 30. 

Boeing Co said it would invest 20 million pounds ($24.98 million) to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft.

The 25,000 square feet facility in Sheffield, UK will make actuators for Boeing's next-generation 737, 737 MAX and 777 aircraft, the company said. 

Most U.S. corporate bosses have stayed silent on U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration curbs, underscoring the sensitivities around opposing policies that could provoke a backlash from the White House.

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ordered cost-cutting reviews of two major aircraft acquisition programs, the F-35 fighter jet and Boeing Co's next-generation of the Air Force One presidential plane, according to Pentagon memos released on Jan. 27.

Airbus said on Jan. 8 Iran's state airline IranAir had accepted its first new jet, marking a key step in opening up trade under a nuclear sanctions deal between Iran and major powers. 

Iran signed a $16.6 billion deal for 80 Boeing passenger jets on Dec. 11 and was said to be close to another for dozens of Airbus planes to complete what would be the biggest package of firm contracts with Western companies since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.