C919

Civilian aviation news September 30, 2022

China certifies C919 jet to compete with Airbus and Boeing

BEIJING/SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) – China held a ceremony on Thursday to certify its C919 narrowbody passenger jet, photos on social media showed, representing a…

Civilian aviation news September 13, 2022

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…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News July 25, 2022

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…

Civilian aviation news March 9, 2021

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…

Civilian aviation news June 10, 2020

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…

Civilian aviation news February 17, 2020

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…

Civilian aviation news March 22, 2019

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…

Civilian aviation news December 28, 2018

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…

Civilian aviation news May 9, 2017

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…

Civilian aviation news May 5, 2017

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…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 6, 2017

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…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 9, 2016

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…

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