US government includes COMAC on Chinese military companies blacklist
In his last days at the White House, President Donald Trump decided to include COMAC on the blacklist of Chinese military companies, which makes it …
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COMAC ARJ21 gets first customer outside China
COMAC obtained the first order from an airline outside China for the ARJ21 jetliner. Indonesia’s small carrier TransNusa will receive 30 aircraft by 2026 through …
ARJ21 airliner reaches 46 planes delivered since its launch
COMAC announced this week that it had completed the delivery of 24 units of the ARJ21-700 airliner in 2020. All aircraft were received by Chinese …
China expects to deliver 1,000 CR929 aircraft by 2045
Despite Western suspicion, the CR929 wide-body jet program would be making great strides, according to COMAC chief designer Chen Yingchun. During an aviation summit in …
Russian government also plans to reduce investment in the CR929 widebody
Subsidy cuts in Russian commercial aircraft programs go beyond the four-engine IL-96-400M. According to Flight Global, the country’s government is also seeking to reduce investment …
Russians and Chinese disagree about the CR929 widebody jet program
A joint Chinese and Russian project, the CR929 widebody aircraft is undergoing new difficulties. According to statement by the general director of Irkut, Ravil Khakimov, …
COMAC jointly delivers the ARJ21 aircraft to three Chinese state-owned airlines
COMAC held a special ceremony on Saturday to mark the delivery of three ARJ21 jets to China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Air China, …
COMAC wins deal to sell 100 ARJ21 and C919 jets to China’s private airline
Supported by China’s state-owned airlines, COMAC does not suffer from the same problem as other commercial aircraft manufacturers, which rely on lengthy discussions before concluding …
COMAC and Irkut may establish partnership with Embraer
Planemakers COMAC (China) and Irkut (Russia) would be talking to Embraer in a possible cooperation in the segment of commercial aircraft, revealed Reuters on Friday. …
COMAC delivers the 24th ARJ21 jet, first after the pandemic
On April 23, COMAC celebrated the delivery of the 24th unit of the ARJ21, the first Chinese commercial jet. Delivered to Chengdu Airlines, which operates …
Could the Chinese replace Boeing as partners with Embraer?
The adverse outlook in the aerospace industry has increased skepticism about the joint venture between Boeing and Embraer. The $4.2 billion deal, signed in July …
Trump may ban CFM engines and Honeywell avionics on Chinese C919 jet
The trade war between the US and China may have yet another controversial chapter. According to Reuters, President Donald Trump may restrict the supply of …
Chinese jet C919 has new setback in its development
For more than a decade in development, the ambitious COMAC C919 passenger jet would have suffered a new setback in December. According to Reuters, the …
UAC promises to deliver six MC-21 jets in 2021
The A320 jet family is currently the most successful commercial jet series in history, no doubt. In just over 30 years, Airbus single-aisle aircraft have …
COMAC C919 jet advances on espionage suspicions
There is no doubt that China is the only country capable of breaking Boeing and Airbus’ duopoly in commercial aviation. The country’s air transport market …
Fourth prototype of Chinese jet C919 performs maiden flight
The slow and complicated C919 commercial jet development program has just had one more test aircraft. The fourth prototype of the Chinese aircraft produced by …
Leonardo may become COMAC’s partner in widebody CR929
The ambitious program of the widebody CR929 jet can count on an important European aid. The Italian group Leonardo was invited by COMAC to participate …
