COMAC C919 First Flight Of Lunar New Year, Targets 150 Aircraft Per Year
China Eastern Airlines is inching closer to completing its 100-hour aircraft validation flight process.
China Eastern Airlines is inching closer to completing its 100-hour aircraft validation flight process.
32 ARJ21s were delivered in the second half of 2022, which also set a new annual delivery record of 34.
Could the expansion into international markets further highlight COMAC as a threat to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly?
With the delivery of the first C919, what is the future of the program in China.
The carrier is the launch customer for the first homegrown Chinese narrowbody aircraft designed to disrupt the Airbus and Boeing duopoly.
Since its first delivery, 86 ARJ21s have been delivered.
China Eastern has started the process of receiving its first C919, while COMAC has achieved two C919 program milestones in one day.
COMAC’s C919 completed its first high-plateau route demonstration this week, ahead of the upcoming first delivery next month.
The manufacturer also increased the order book for its regional jet, the ARJ21, with 30 planes on the first day of the Zhuhai Air Show.
A C919 and an ARJ21 arrived in Zhuhai, and the C919 will do a 15 minutes flight demo every day during the Airshow.
China Eastern's boss said the airline will receive the first C919 in the coming December.
Though the carrier is set to launch in 2023 with three Boeing 737-800s, it has not ruled out COMAC's C919 in its further fleet expansion plans.
The Chinese narrowbody is viewed as a competitor to the 737 and A320 product lines.
The CR929 is moving into the initial design phase, according to COMAC C919's chief designer.
Five years after its maiden flight, COMAC's C919 is getting Type Certification by CAAC on September 19th.
China Eastern adjusted its aircraft delivery plan to receive one C919 by the end of 2022.
COMAC completed all C919 test flights, aiming for the certification before the major political event.
COMAC's ARJ21 carried 5 million passengers since the start of its commercial operations in 2016.
The Russian Vice-Premier publicly said the CR929 project is not going in the direction that suits Russia, leaving Russia's withdrawal a possibility.
COMAC handpicked June 28th to deliver its first two ARJ21 in 2022.