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China: First home-made passenger plane rolled off line

The C919, Chinas first homemade large passenger aircraft, was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday (2 November). The plane designed to have 158 seats and a standard flight range of 4,075km was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Nov 2, 2015

Sinai plane crash: Russians mourn victims at memorial

Grieving Russians piled flowers high at St Petersburgs Pulkovo Airport on Sunday (1 November), mourning their compatriots who died as they flew home over Egypt. Thousands flocked to the square in front of the Hermitage museum, lit candles and released 224 white balloons in the air, equal to the number of victims. Nov 2, 2015
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