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Chairman / President

He Dongfeng

CEO / Managing Director

He Dongfeng

CFO / Finance Director

Yu Shihai

Industry

Aerospace & Defence

Website

comac.cc

Headquarters address

168 Tonghui East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Year founded

2008

last updated:

30 September, 2024

The C919 is China’s first home-grown narrowbody passanger jet. Photo: CAAC

China airliners

With China’s C919 flying high, local governments scramble to cash in

Regions are racing to sign deals with suppliers for the new aircraft, with hundreds of planes set to be built over the next few years.

10 Dec 2024 - 4:54PMvideocam

China airliners

China’s widebody C929 jet lands first buyer at top-flight Zhuhai air show

10 Dec 2024 - 6:35PMvideocam

China’s C919 passenger plane

Editorial | First year of smooth flying for China’s C919 passenger jet

8 Jun 2024 - 5:58AMvideocam

China’s C919 passenger plane

How China’s C919 is faring a year after maiden flight

29 May 2024 - 3:30PM

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China’s C919 passenger plane

Why China ‘has a lot of convincing to do’ before its C919 jet flies overseas

The C919, China’s home-grown commercial jet, has completed a year of passenger flights. Will it receive airworthiness certification from the Western countries currently sanctioning trade and tech in other fields?

29 May 2024 - 9:13AMvideocam

China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s C919 jet gets new route, with plans for widebody sibling rolling along

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.

7 Mar 2024 - 7:31PMvideocam

China manufacturing

How China’s C919 reflects aim to skirt US restrictions, elevate supply chains

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?

5 Mar 2024 - 10:09AMvideocam

China’s C919 (front) and ARJ21 aircraft are seen at the Van Don International Airport this week as a two-week marketing campaign kicked off in Vietnam. Photo: Facebook/Van Don International Airport

China’s C919 passenger plane

Leaving on a jet plane: China’s C919 eyes test flights, sales in Southeast Asia

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.

27 Feb 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore Airshow’s record numbers, China’s C919, raise hopes of post Covid boom

Close to 60,000 people attended the four trade days of the show, nearly four times as many as in 2022 when foreign visitors required daily rapid tests for Covid-19.

23 Feb 2024 - 8:25PM

China’s C919 passenger plane

Chinese officials pitch local investment in wake of C919’s Singapore landing

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.

23 Feb 2024 - 9:52AMvideocam

A C919 aircraft operated by China Eastern Airlines during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s C919 spreads its wings in Singapore, international bow lands 40 orders

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.

20 Feb 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

The C919 narrowbody passenger jet made its debut at international air show on Tuesday with a flyover of Changi Exhibition Centre. Photo: AP

Singapore

Singapore Airshow gets under way with Israeli firms present, but no Russians

More than 1,000 companies from over 50 countries are taking part in the biennial commercial and defence-focused air show, led by Western industry giants and their Chinese competitors.

20 Feb 2024 - 3:16PMvideocam

China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s C919 jet makes international debut in Singapore with air show test flight

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.

21 Feb 2024 - 9:14AMvideocam

China manufacturing

Explainer | How monumental is China’s challenge to build its own jet engine for the C919?

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.

11 Feb 2024 - 7:00PMvideocam

The CJ-1000 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine being developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) at its base in Shanghai. Photo: CNS

Boeing

Could Boeing’s 737 woes widen Airbus’ lead in Asia, give China’s Comac a boost?

Boeing’s ability to produce and deliver orders of its 737 Max series planes to Asia-Pacific clients is in doubt following a blowout incident in the US.

5 Feb 2024 - 6:30PMvideocam

US investigators recover a part of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 Max plane in Portland on January 8. Photo: NTSB via Reuters

China manufacturing

China’s C919 maker has lofty ambitions to claim some Boeing, Airbus market share

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.

26 Jan 2024 - 10:00AM

China’s C919 passenger plane

China’s home-grown C919 makes landing as regular Shanghai-Beijing route begins

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.

9 Jan 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

China manufacturing

China wants its home-grown jet to go abroad, seeks European approval of C919

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.

4 Jan 2024 - 6:19PMvideocam

The C919 made its maiden commercial flight in May, but has only been certified by the China’s regulator. Photo: Reuters

Year in Review

What were the top 10 most-read China economy stories of 2023?

A story looking at Chinese investors scrambling to sell overseas properties amid shaky economic conditions took centre stage at the top of a list of our economy stories in 2023.

1 Jan 2024 - 12:00AMvideocam

China manufacturing

China’s C919 jet sold for higher price as Boeing returns to market

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.

27 Dec 2023 - 6:07PMvideocam

China manufacturing

As Boeing 787 Dreamliner returns, call lands to support China’s home-grown jets

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

22 Dec 2023 - 9:00PMvideocam

The C919 arrived in Hong Kong earlier this month as part of its first flight outside of mainland China. Photo: Jelly Tse

China-Russia relations

China, Russia to strengthen ‘no-limits’ partnership, pledge to cooperate on AI

China and Russia said work would continue on developing a long-haul airliner despite earlier speculation Russia would pull out due to Western sanctions.

22 Dec 2023 - 10:27AMvideocam

A model of the proposed CR929, a wide-bodied commercial jet to be made by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, on display in Beijing in 2019. Photo: AFP

China's economic recovery

‘We play with our money, so are careful’: is China uninvestable or invaluable?

De-risking, geopolitical tensions and tightening regulation have turned some investors away from China, while others still see the potential in its market of 1.4 billion people.

21 Dec 2023 - 9:28AMvideocam

Aviation

Editorial | China’s aviation sector to aim higher after the C919

Visit of China’s first home-made passenger jet to Hong Kong marks merely the first step for country’s plane-making industry.

19 Dec 2023 - 6:30AMvideocam

China manufacturing

Sky’s the limit: China to develop high-altitude version of C919 passenger jet

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.

18 Dec 2023 - 5:28PMvideocam

The C919 made two passes over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Saturday having arrived in the city earlier in the week as part of its first flight outside of mainland China. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers gather to watch mainland China’s home-grown C919 jet soar over city

Plane makes two passes over Victoria Harbour for excited onlookers, despite cloudy weather.

16 Dec 2023 - 11:43PMvideocam

Passing with flying colours: the C919 jet soars over the city’s harbour. Onlookers lined the Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront and promenades in Kwun Tong, Quarry Bay, West Kowloon and the Central and Western district to catch a glimpse. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong ‘marks milestone’ with arrival of passenger jets made in mainland China

Planes manufactured by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, but Hong Kong played role in making them ready for flight, leader says.

16 Dec 2023 - 10:08AMvideocam

Hong Kong economy

Recovery of Hong Kong aviation sector ‘stronger than expected’: IATA chief

IATA chief Willie Walsh says aviation sector is making ‘considerable progress’, hails initiatives to boost traffic from city and Greater Bay Area.

6 Dec 2023 - 11:43PMvideocam

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