China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus
The ARJ21 is now to be known as the C909. The renaming plays into COMAC's ambition to enter the global market.
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Air China becomes first customer for COMAC’s C929 widebody jet
At China’s largest air show in Zhuhai, COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) announced that Air China is the first ...
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Vietnam Airlines to request bids for 50 narrowbody jets next year
The airline needs 170 new aircraft by 2035, its CEO said. The requests for proposals leave open a possibility for COMAC to ...
Boeing Is Up Against Airbus And China's COMAC As Vietnam Airlines Seeks Bids For 50 Planes In 2025
The national carrier previously signed a provisional agreement with Boeing Co for 50 737 MAX jets, but a final decision has yet to be reached as other manufacturers, including Airbus and China's COMAC ...
China’s widebody C929 ambitions could be lifted by US, European plane-part giants
China is on a path toward self-sufficiency, but advanced plane parts from overseas remain essential to its aviation dreams.
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Zhuhai air show opens with orders for COMAC and a glimpse of a future spaceplane
COMAC did not disclose the number of C929s that flag carrier Air China would purchase or planned delivery dates. But it announced that Hainan Airlines had placed a firm order for 60 C919 narrowbody ...
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