COMAC’s C919 completed its first international flight earlier today, flying from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This marks a milestone for the program, which is intended to compete with the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo family. An International Flight is…
COMAC completed the first flight of its C919-600 last Wednesday, a shortened, high-altitude version of the C919. COMAC has 40 firm orders from Xizang Airlines, formerly Tibet Airlines, and this version of the C919 is specifically intended for high-altitude markets, including Daocheng, the world’s highest-altitude…
It’s an old adage in the industry: not every aircraft order is entirely an aviation story. Sometimes it is a foreign policy statement with wings attached. Vietjet’s agreement to lease 10 COMAC C909 regional jets falls into this category. The…
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Day 1 of the 2026 Singapore Airshow has brought only a couple of commercial aircraft announcements. The most noticeable is that of Air Cambodia, confirming a previously undisclosed order for 10 Boeing MAX 8s. The order also includes 10 options…
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