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Key C919 parts arrive at COMAC

COMAC is seeing some real progress as key parts arrive for assembly of the first C919. Chinese trade media report the aft bulkhead section of the first C919, manufactured by Aerospace Haiying Zhenjiang Special Materials Limited Company, was delivered to…

China and Russia to collaborate on widebody

Reports indicate that this hitherto secret program (started in 2012) is now being made public.  The China Youth Daily reports “Russia and China are set to develop the wide-body aircraft next year,” said Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman of Commercial Aircraft Corporation…

ARJ21 gets Chinese certification

Another OEM squeaked under the year end wire.  China’s first domestic regional jet has officially been certified.  This means COMAC can move forward with the ARJ21’s entry into service.  The ARJ21-700 won its certificate after a series of examinations by…

ARJ-21 wins first non-Chinese airline order

At the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Chinese OEM COMAC (no link because we cannot get www.comac.cc to load) signed an MoU with the Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Transport for three ARJ21-700s. The order consists…