The ARJ-21-700 jet made its first trial flight in last November. And it has since made some 18 trial flights totaling about 34 hours, flying at an altitude of up to 9,000 meters.

ARJ-21 is short for "Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century". The plane is also the first regional jet that China has fully developed on its own. The first ARJ-21 jets are expected to be delivered to clients next year.

(CCTV July 16, 2009)