China's second homemade COMAC C919 passenger plane makes its first trial flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Photo:CGTN

China's second homemade COMAC C919 passenger jet made its first trial flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday.

It came seven months after the first C919 passenger jet took its maiden flight in Shanghai, on May 5.
The first home-developed large passenger jet has gained another 785 orders, according to the latest information provided by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd, the manufacturer of the C919.