READY FOR TAKEOFF

The C919， Chinas first homemade large passenger jet， rolls off the assembly line in Shanghai on November 2.

The plane， developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China， will make its maiden flight next year. It will then undergo about three years of test flights before being put into commercial use.

The single-aisle jet， with 158 seats and a standard range of 4，075 km， is expected to compete with the Airbus 320 and the Boeing 737.