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The first C919 commercial flight departed from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport on 28 May 2023 C919 flight demonstration over Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. The C919 aircraft delivered to China Eastern Airlines continued flying short test flights for most of January 2023, with a break from 20 to 28 January for the Lunar New Year celebrations.
After 15 years of production, China's first homegrown mainline aircraft launched in May 2023. The C919 narrowbody plane hopes to secure its first order from a Western carrier, Reuters reported.
The C919 is China’s first homegrown mainline passenger plane, manufactured by the Shanghai-based state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). After spending years in development ...
China’s homegrown 737 competitor has to wait a while to fill the vacuum left by Boeing: Europe says COMAC’s C919 is ‘too new’ to approve by 2026 Lionel Lim March 15, 2024 at 4:09 AM
China Eastern will get delivery of five aircraft in 2024, while ten are to be delivered each year from 2025 to 2027. From 2028 to 2030, 15 C919s will be delivered each year, and the last 20 jets ...
The CJ-1000A would need 28,200 lbf (125 kN) thrust to replace the CFM LEAP-1C currently used in the Comac C919. The 29,500 lbf (131 kN) variant "CJ-1000B" would be used to power an extended-range C919 variant. [7] In March 2023, reports emerged that the flight test campaign for the CJ-1000A engine had started on a Y-20 test aircraft. [8]
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) was established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. It was established jointly by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), Aluminum Corporation of China, Baosteel Group Corporation, Sinochem Group, Shanghai Guosheng Corporation Limited, and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
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