An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters
An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters
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Ghana airline is close to an order for Comac’s ARJ21 regional jet, giving China’s aircraft maker a toehold in global aviation

  • Africa World Airlines, partly owned by one of China’s largest private conglomerates the HNA Group, is close to sealing an order for two of Comac’s ARJ21 regional planes
  • The ARJ21, with 80 to 90 seats, competes with regional jets made by Bombardier and Embraer

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Updated: 8:10pm, 21 Mar, 2019

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An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters
An ARJ21 made by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), on display during the 9th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 16, 2010. Photo: Reuters
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