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The C919 is China’s home-grown, narrow-body passenger jet designed to carry 158 to192 passengers and compete with Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320. Built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), a state-owned company based in Shanghai, the C919 completed its first commercial flight at the end of May 2023.
Delivery of first domestically manufactured jet to airline lays down challenge to major players Boeing and Airbus.
Pre-delivery test flights under way for nation’s latest commercial passenger plane, which will be a direct competitor to Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
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Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China official says the ‘overall technical scheme’ of the C929 ‘has been determined’, with the first middle section of the widebody passenger jet set to be delivered by September 2027.
The C919, China’s domestically produced passenger jet, will fly another commercial route domestically – an indication of Beijing’s widening ambitions for its aviation manufacturing.
With the Boeing-Airbus duopoly in its sights, the maker of China’s home-grown narrowbody plane is touting its advancements in Southeast Asia, but what challenges must be overcome?
China’s C919 and ARJ21 narrowbody passenger jets will carry out demonstration flights in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam in the next two weeks, their Shanghai-based developer said on Tuesday.
South Korea’s national trade and investment promotion agency says China is moving aviation parts supply chains from North America and Europe to neighbouring countries.
After China’s home-grown C919 made its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, government officials have taken the opportunity to sell the country’s aviation industry as a ripe destination for investment.
Home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet conducted a flyover of Changi Exhibition Centre on Tuesday as it made its debut at an international air show alongside the ARJ21 regional jet in Singapore.
China’s C919, the closely watched home-grown airliner, is making its first appearance on an international stage as a major attraction in the Singapore Airshow.
Shanghai-based Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) is developing the CJ-1000 high-bypass turbofan jet engine to be used on China’s C919 home-grown narrowbody passenger jet.
State-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China plans to expand the domestic aviation market by boosting production this year – a move buoyed by the post-Covid recovery in global aviation.
The testing facilities have been used to help engineers develop China’s newest civil aircraft, the C919.
The C919, China’s domestically produced flagship jet, has begun flying routes between Shanghai and Beijing – a symbolic move showing clear intent to widen the plane’s operational footprint.
China’s aviation regulator will seek to work with its European counterpart to allow its ‘domestic civil aircraft to go abroad’, with the C919 narrowbody passenger jet so far only been certified by the Chinese authority.
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Planemaker Comac charges US$108 million for the home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet in a deal with Air China, up US$9 million from amount quoted to China Eastern in 2022.
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, which makes the C919 and ARJ21, asks for increased policy support at home and help to certify its aircraft to fly overseas
China and Russia said work would continue on developing a long-haul airliner despite earlier speculation Russia would pull out due to Western sanctions.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and Tibet Airlines signed a cooperation deal on Sunday in Shanghai to jointly develop a plateau-suited model of the C919 narrowbody passenger jet.
As purchase orders for the C919 commercial jet continue to grow, overseas suppliers and services are rushing to join China’s aviation expansion, despite concerns over geopolitics and intellectual property.
A new addition to the home-grown C919 narrowbody airliner series will add nearly 50 seats to the maximum capacity as Beijing keeps Boeing and Airbus in its long-term sights.
European rival Airbus contributed the most to a recent increase in the size of Chinese airlines’ fleets, with US-China tensions limiting Boeing’s access to the critical aviation market.
China’s state-owned aerospace manufacturer aims to deliver up to eight of the home-grown C919 passenger jet this year, with the first recording a passenger seat occupancy rate of 82 per cent since its maiden flight in May.
China’s C919 narrowbody passenger jet went into commercial operation this year, but relies on imported parts and technology, especially from the US, with Washington wary of American-made civil aviation products being diverted for military use.
In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the two major milestones and examines what they mean for China’s efforts to find another economic growth engine, and of course, compete with the United States.
