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Tag: Comac

Posted inAerospace

C919 launch rings alarm bells for Airbus, Boeing

by Dave Makichuk August 29, 2021September 2, 2021

China’s wide-body C919 aircraft will soon be flying above the clouds — safe, inexpensive, comfortable and environmentally friendly — a clear message to powerful western aircraft manufacturers. In the remaining four months of this year, an aircraft could be approved that could one day pose a threat to Airbus and Boeing. And that comes as […]

Posted inAviation

China, Russia stay the course on jumbo jet dream

by Frank Chen June 9, 2021September 6, 2021
Posted inChina

China’s C919 jet rises above tech war turbulence

by Frank Chen February 17, 2021November 1, 2021
Posted inAerospace

China’s jets set to challenge Boeing and Airbus

by Scott Foster February 2, 2021February 6, 2021
Posted inTech Wars

US tech war could ground China’s ‘homemade’ jet

by Frank Chen December 7, 2020November 2, 2021
Posted inChina

China’s ARJ21 regional jet delivered to major carriers

by Dave Makichuk June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Posted inChina

Second assembly line ramps up production for ARJ21

by Dave Makichuk March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Posted inChina

ARJ21 on course, aids in virus effort

by Dave Makichuk February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, World

Asian aircraft manufacturers face headwinds

by Martin Abbugao February 15, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Shanghai

Trade war may ground China’s new passenger jets

by KG Chan October 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Fatal crashes will prove costly for Boeing

by Volodymyr Bilotkach April 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

China’s new glamour girl of the skies

by Annabella Roberts March 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Shanghai

China’s indigenous passenger jet stuck in US regulatory travails

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2019February 18, 2020
The C919 series is China's domestically-produced airliner project. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, Guangzhou, Russia, World

Boeing, Airbus and Comac eye China’s need for 7,690 jets

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020
A file photo shows technicians inspecting the interior of a nose of China's home-grown airliner C919. Photo: Reuters via China Daily
Posted inBeijing, China, Russia, World

Chinese-made aircraft can’t fly without US design software

by Asia Times staff May 31, 2018February 18, 2020
The first C919 passenger jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac) is pulled out at the company's factory in Shanghai in a ceremony held in 2016. Photo: Reuters/Stringer
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, South Asia

Numbers game? Beijing says orders for C919 exceed 800

by Asia Times staff February 27, 2018February 18, 2020
The C919 series is China's domestically-produced airliner project. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inChina, European Union, Shanghai, World

C919 to undergo ‘torture’ tests for airworthiness 

by Asia Times staff December 18, 2017February 18, 2020
A CR929 model is seen on display at an aviation exhibition. A C919 model is seen in the background. Photo: Sohu
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar, Russia, World

New China-Russia CR929 plane will depend on Russian technology

by Asia Times staff December 11, 2017February 18, 2020
A C919 model is displayed at an aviation exhibition. Photo: Reuters / China Daily
Posted inChina, Russia, Shanghai, World

First commercial delivery of new airliner ‘in 2021’

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020
China's home-grown C919 passenger jet at Pudong International Airport before its maiden flight. Photo: Reuters, Aly Song
Posted inBeijing, China, Germany, Shanghai, World

China’s C919 still late for its maiden commercial flight

by Asia Times staff November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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