China's new electric passenger plane took to the skies with flying colours, completing its first manned flight.
The 10-ton plane was flying over Binzhou, in China's eastern Shandong province, where two pilots and a flight test engineer took it for a spin on Saturday.
Developed by COMAC - the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China - the CE-25A is the company's first electric commercial aircraft. It is mainly intended for short intercity flights, and can carry up to 19 passengers at a cruising speed of 300 kilometers per hour.