49th Paris Air Show kicks off

A model of the C919 aircraft is presented by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China,Ltd. (COMAC) during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2011. The C919 aircraft will be the largest aircraft to be designed and manufactured in China, and its first test flight will take place in 2014. [Photo/Agencies]

A model of the C919 aircraft is presented by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China,Ltd. (COMAC) during the 49th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 20, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Defense minister Gerard Longuet attend the flight demonstrations on the opening day of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, near Paris, June 20, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]