In a bid to challengeforeigngiantsAirbusandBoeing - owned by France and America respectively - China is expected tofinally 'realiseits blue-sky flight dream' with its single-aisle C919jet.
The Blue Button challenge has empowered tens of thousands of Americans and seeded a growth industry that should help lower healthcare costs and improve quality.
Mercer expressed the wish after the Blue Sox's narrow Challenge Cup defeat in March that his side could play Bradford every week, so confident was he of ending their unbeaten record.