The COMAC C919 narrow-body passenger jet moved under its own power for the first time on December 28, initiating the last series of tests before the C919's maiden flight.

The low-speed taxi trials, spotted in a 10-second video on social media, are being carried out from company's facility in Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

The COMAC C919 narrow-body passenger jet completed first ground taxi test on December 28. Photo by Sina Weibo user @zhangmx969

The C919 aircraft moved slowly for a few movements during the clip before stopping.

The China-made C919 is scheduled to make its first flight in the first half of 2017.

CFM International, the largest jet engine manufacturer worldwide as well as the exclusive engine supplier for the C919 prototype, delivered the first C919 engines (CFM Leap 1C) last July but not run for the initial time until Nov. 9 of this year.

Besides, CFM LEAP-1C integrated propulsion system has been awarded Type Certificates by both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), paving the way for entry into commercial service on the COMAC C919 aircraft.

Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines will become the first customer to take delivery of the C919, the Chinese airframer said during this year's Zhuhai airshow.

So far, COMAC has received 570 orders for the C919 from 23 customers, including Air China and China Southern Airlines.

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