China’s C919 order backlog raises urgency for foreign-part acquisitions, new suppliers
Officials hope to eventually source hi-tech plane components domestically to drive industrial self-sufficiency, but for now ...
With China’s C919 flying high, factory visits aim to replicate Boeing’s branding success
Taking a page out of rivals' playbooks, China's Comac wants to turn its Shanghai plane factory into a tourism hotspot China's flagship civilian aircraft maker, which is now competing with Airbus and ...
China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus
The ARJ21 is now to be known as the C909. The renaming plays into COMAC's ambition to enter the global market.
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Comac formally rebrands ARJ21 as C909
Comac has also officially renamed its ARJ21 regional jet programme to the C909, in line with the naming convention of its ...
COMAC Says Air China Is the First Customer for C929 Widebody Jet
ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) -COMAC said on Tuesday that Air China was the first customer for the Chinese planemaker's C929 ...
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China's passenger jet C919 makes outstanding achievements during new stage of operation
A C919 aircraft arrives at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport ... is in the process of preliminary design and selection of suppliers, COMAC said.
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FDH Aero Signs Strategic Partnership with COMAC and Long-Term Contract with SAMC for C919 Platform
Agreements further strengthen FDH’s relationship with COMAC and commitment to C919 COMMERCE, Calif., Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FDH Aero (“FDH”), a global provider of supply chain solutions for ...
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China Eastern Airlines completes first COMAC C919 engine swap
China Eastern Airlines has completed the engine replacement on the world’s first delivered COMAC C919 aircraft. The first C919 engine replacement was conducted on the aircraft registered as B-919A, ...
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First formation flight display of C919 and ARJ21
A C919 and an ARJ21 aircraft, the two commercial aircraft currently being produced by China’s COMAC, performed their first ever formation flight display on November 3, 2024, reports Chinese aviation ...
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C919 completes first engine replacement operation, marking key step for broader commercial use
China Eastern Airlines is collaborating with C919 manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), to further optimize the engine replacement procedure to improve overall efficiency ...
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Planemaker Comac expands overseas push
although there have been two demonstration flights of Comac’s C919 jet in Hong Kong over the past year. On Wednesday, Comac also signed a memorandum of understanding to expand business with Hong ...
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C919 manufacturer expands footprint with Hong Kong office, maintenance deal
China’s leading aircraft manufacturer opened its second office outside mainland China in the space of three days this week, as the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) appears poised ...