China’s C909 Completes First International Service
A C909 operated by Air China departed from Hohhot in northern China and landed in the Mongolian capital city of Ulaanbaatar about 90 minutes later.
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Ryanair Warns of Boeing Order Cancellations
Ryanair has threatened to cancel up to $30 billion in Boeing aircraft orders, citing concerns over potential U.S. tariffs.
China Eastern’s Fleet Expansion: The Arrival of Its Sixth COMAC C919
On May 28, China Eastern officially received its sixth COMAC C919 from the manufacturer, registration number B-919G, with more expected in the near-term.
China’s COMAC Begins Developing New Widebody Aircraft
Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC has reportedly begun development on a new widebody airliner dubbed the C939 to compete with Airbus and Boeing.
Air China and China Southern Place 200 COMAC C919 Orders
On the evening of April 27, Air China released a statement that it was pursuing an order of 100 COMAC C919s with the Chinese manufacturer.
China Eastern Airlines Orders 100 COMAC C919s
On Sept. 28, China Eastern and COMAC announced a new order of 100 COMAC C919s. This order is yet the largest confirmed order of C919 from a single airline, and the 100 jets will be delivered to China Eastern from 2024 through 2031. The delivery schedule reported by the media is listed below: Year 2024 […]
COMAC’s C919 Begins Commercial Service in China
On the morning of May 28, COMAC’s C919 started its maiden flight from Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The China Eastern flight MU9191 took off at 10:32 a.m. local time, and landed at 12:31 p.m., after two hours of flight time. In the coming month, China Eastern scheduled its C919 on […]
Airbus Signs New Agreement with Chinese Government
A few days ago in Beijing, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signed new cooperation agreements with Chinese aviation industry partners, reaffirming the strategic partnership that Airbus and Chinese aviation began nearly 40 years ago. The first agreement relates to the expansion of the Tianjin facility, which will increase the final assembly capacity of the Airbus A320 […]
Opinion: Why the Comac C919 Cannot Currently Be Considered A Rival to the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 737 MAX
The Comac C919 is a twin-engine narrow-body low-wing airliner made by the Chinese company Comac — short for Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. It began the design and construction stages in 2009 with the aim of entering the short- and medium-haul market, and since its announcement has aroused much interest in the aviation world as […]
COMAC’s C919 Finishes Testing Stages, Nears Certification
According to a social media post by The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China(COMAC) on July 23, the COMAC C919 has completed all flight test tasks and is in the final certification phase. The completion marks a significant milestone for the program and could mean certification in the coming months. For reference, the country’s first home-grown passenger […]
