China’s first domestically built amphibious plane to debut in 2016 China’s first domestically developed amphibious aircraft, the AG600, is likely to make its debut in the first half of 2016. “The assembly of the aircraft, AG600, is still ongoing and is expected to finish by the end of 2015. In the first half of 2016, the plane could make its debut,” Hu Zhian, Vice President of the Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company, which is in charge of the aircraft’s production, told CCTV. The aircraft