BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) – China expects to reach annual production capacity of 150 domestically-produced C919 planes in five years, government-backed media The Paper said on Friday.

Zhang Yujin, deputy general manager of China’s state-owned Commercial Aviation Corp of China (COMAC), the maker of C919, said the company had received more than 1,200 orders for the jet.

“The first orders are from China Eastern Airline, and at present a number of carriers are vying for our orders,” Zhang said, adding that there would be “qualitative change” in terms of C919’s production capacity.

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