COMAC representatives have conceded that the first flight of the C919, which was scheduled to be completed this year, will likely not fly until April 2017. This schedule slippage will likely add another three to six months to the program…
News from China is that the state has formally created the Aero Engine Corp of China. Headquartered in Beijing, the company has a registered capital of 50 billion yuan ($7.5bn), and 96,000 employees. The new company will consist of three…
An old Chinese saying goes “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still”. Perhaps these words help Chinese aerospace managers deal with more delay news. Let’s start with the ARJ21, which was first scheduled to enter…
The COMAC C919 was rolled out yesterday in a ceremony at the factory in Tianjin. This represents a milestone for Chinese Aviation, which will now compete with Boeing and Airbus in the heart of the narrow-body marketplace. While the…
City Airways, based in Thailand, has signed an agreement with ICBC Leasing and COMAC for 10 ARJ-21 regional jets and 10 C919 narrow-body jets. This international sale, to a customer currently operating 2 Boeing jets, indicates that COMAC will be…
Here are some images of the C919 released unofficially via a “WeChat” user. WeChat is a Chinese social media platform – this link provides you with an analysis of the app. Since the provider of these images is not named,…