China’s COMAC has begun design work on the C939, a large 400 seat wide-body transport that will compete with the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-1000 at the top of the airliner market according to a report in the South China…
COMAC, the Commercial Aircraft Company, of China is expanding production facilities for its C919 commercial jet. With hundreds of new orders , the aircraft OEM needs to ramp-up capacity to meet demand. Earlier this year, all three of the major…
News is emerging from Asia that Air China has ordered 100 C919s in a deal valued at $10.8 billion (based on list prices), The initial media reaction reports this boosts the home team against Airbus and Boeing. Well, sort of.…
A South China Morning Post report describes COMAC’s growing ambitions. The key language is: “…promote the certification of its domestically built narrowbody passenger jet in Europe this year.” There is no doubt that COMAC wants to grow its market share…
Chinese airplane maker COMAC and Tibet Airlines have signed a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the shorter version of the C919, various Chinese media reported on Sunday. While still in the early stages, the agreement confirms that COMAC is serious about…
Various specialized and social media have reported on two new versions of the C919 that Chinese airframer COMAC unveiled at two separate events earlier this month. COMAC intends to grow the C919 family to include a stretched and shortened version. Are…