COMAC is an enigma. It’s the OEM people speak about as the great promise to break into the duopoly. The data don’t support this happening anytime soon. Skepticism seems appropriate. COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.) was established on…
Two neat order bumps came in today. Air China signs as C929 launch customer Hainan orders 40 more C909s Colorful Guizhou Airlines ordered 30 C909s It is noteworthy that these news items come from China. This includes not only China-based…
Brazilian airline TOTAL Linhas Aéreas is in advanced negotiations to acquire aircraft from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to expand into the passenger market. This move aligns with the growing commercial ties between Brazil and China, highlighted by…
Analyzing COMAC ARJ-21 operating number is possible from the latest Skailark data, which provides insight not only into the COMAC C919 but also the ARJ21. We have been following the ARJ21 program for some time , and the program had…
China’s homegrown ARJ21 regional jetliner leaped forward, with its first commercial flight departing from a high-altitude airport on July 2nd, 2024. This historic flight, operated by Chengdu Airlines, connecting Kashgar to Tashkurgan in Xinjiang, marks a significant achievement for both…
COMAC has received the airworthiness approval for the freighter version of the ARJ21-700. During a ceremony in Shanghai on January 6, the documents were formally handed over by the CAAC. COMAC gets approval for ARJ21 Freighter conversion. The Chinese airframer…