China’s C919 narrowbody jet set for Sept. 19 certification
(Reuters) – China’s C919 narrowbody jet is to be granted certification by the country’s aviation regulator on Sept. 19, local media and an industry source…
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China’s home-grown C919 jet nears certification as test planes complete tasks
China’s homegrown C919 narrow-body jet, designed to challenge the Airbus-Boeing (AIR.PA)(BA.N) duopoly, is nearing certification as its test planes completed all of the test flight…
China Eastern Airlines officially signed a purchase contract of five C919 aircraft in first batch with COMAC
To be world’s first airline to operate China-made trunk liner As the world’s first launch customer of the China-made trunk liner C919, China Eastern Airlines…
China Express Air to buy 100 of COMAC’s Chinese made planes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China Express Airlinessaid on Wednesday it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to buy…
U.S. weighs blocking GE engine sales for China’s new airplane
(Reuters) – The U.S. government is considering whether to stop General Electric Co from continuing to supply engines for a new Chinese passenger jet, according…
China Inc.’s Boeing Rival Just Won’t Fly
(David Fickling,Bloomberg ) — It’s generally seen as a good thing for an aircraft manufacturer when an airline plans to buy its planes. So Commercial…
Third prototype of China’s C919 jet completes first test flight
BEIJING (Reuters) – A third prototype of China’s home-built C919 narrowbody passenger jet completed its first test flight on Friday, its manufacturer said, in another…
Comac C919 serious competitor of Boeing and Airbus?
The successful first test flight of a Chinese-built large aircraft has raised the prospect that British passengers may soon be flying on the jet. The…
Maiden flight of China’s C919 successfull
China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet landed successfully in Shanghai after an 80-minute maiden flight on Friday, a major step for Beijing as it looks to…
China’s first large passenger jet C919 will fly this year
After years of delays, China’s first large homemade passenger jetliner will take to the air for its maiden flight in the first half of this…
First flight of COMAC’s C919 at the earliest by end of this year
COMAC plans C919 inaugural flight by year-end, early 2017 The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) plans to launch the C919 inaugural flight by the…
First made-in-China large plane rolls off assembly lines
China’s first home-developed large passenger aircraft C919 rolls off assembly lines on Monday, said the manufacturer. With 168-seat and 156-seat layouts, the C919 is expected…
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