# China’s homegrown C919 flies first international route, taking on Boeing and Airbus?

https://mins.news/en/item/22023

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-14 09:36 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c1w1ypqx1qxo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China’s domestically developed C919 has completed its first international commercial flight, traveling from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. The milestone advances China’s push into overseas markets and its challenge to Boeing and Airbus, though international certification and supply-chain pressures remain obstacles.

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