In a bid to challenge foreign giants Airbus and Boeing - owned by France and America respectively - China is expected to finally 'realise its blue-sky flight dream' with its single-aisle C919 jet.

为了挑战国外巨头法国的空客和美国的波音，中国期待这款单通道机型的C919喷气式客机“最终实现翱翔于蓝天”的梦想。

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An experienced pilot was killed in a fall from the sky above France during a microlight flight from Southend to Barcelona, an inquest heard.

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There are three major frequent flyer alliances that bring together the loyalty programs from several different airlines: Star Alliance (United, Continental, US Airways, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and 21 more), One World (American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia, and nine others) and Sky Team (Delta, Air France, KLM, plus 10 more).

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