C919 begins first commercial service outside Mainland China as Comac …
1 day ago · Comac’s C919 has commenced operations on its first commercial route outside of Mainland China, flying from Shanghai to Hong Kong. China Eastern Airlines, which is the C919’s launch customer ...
China’s homemade C919 jet takes to global skies - Asia Times
3 days ago · Comac said last November that its C929, a long-range 250-to-320-seat wide-body twin-jet airliner, was still in its preliminary design stage. Chinese media said the C919 aims to compete with France’s Airbus A320 and America’s Boeing 737 while the C929 will compete with the A330, A350 and 787.
Xinhua Headlines: China's homegrown C919 aircraft begins …
5 days ago · China initiated the C919 project in 2007, and it was developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC). The first C919 aircraft rolled off the production line in Shanghai in November 2015. The aircraft conducted its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing in May 2023, marking its official entry into the civil ...
China’s C919 preps for busy 2025 as manufacturer makes …
Dec 30, 2024 · The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is planning a series of expansions for the new year, previewing new projects on Saturday to boost factory output in its home base of Shanghai.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC): New …
Shanghai, China-- (Newsfile Corp. - November 8, 2024) - Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) announced new progress in the C919 large passenger aircraft program, a product of...
Comac C919: China’s homegrown passenger aircraft makes ... - CNN
Feb 19, 2024 · Beijing’s C919 airliner, a potential rival to Western-made Boeing and Airbus planes, made its first foray outside Chinese territory on Sunday by staging a flyby at the Singapore Airshow.
China's COMAC to expand Shanghai C919 plane factory as orders …
May 7, 2024 · China's COMAC is expanding production facilities for its homegrown C919 jets in Shanghai, according to one of the project contractors, as the state-owned planemaker ramps up manufacturing to...
China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus isn’t as ‘homegrown ... - CNN
Jun 3, 2023 · People taking photos of China's C919 passenger jet, on its maiden commercial flight, at a park near Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday. China is claiming a historic win this week...
China's homegrown C919 aircraft makes maiden ... - Associated Press News
Dec 12, 2023 · The maker of the C919, the Commercial Aircraft Company of China, or COMAC, designed many of the C919’s parts, but some of its key components are still sourced from the West, including its engine. The aerospace industry is viewed as an important step on the path laid out by Chinese leaders to transform the country from the world’s low-cost ...
China Eastern Airlines just made the biggest C919 order ever, for ... - CNN
Sep 29, 2023 · China Eastern Airlines said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 airplanes in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices, in what would be the largest ever order for the jet made by the...