Comac C919

Readers write about Boeing and GE leadership, addressing pilot shortages in the U.S. military and the Comac C919’s competitive prospects.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Chen Chuanren
The China Aviation Planning and Design Institute says it has won the bid to construct the second phase of the Comac C919 assembly plant in Shanghai.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern has placed an order for 100 Comac C919s, completing the trifecta of state-owned airlines committing to the domestically developed aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 100 C919ER narrowbody airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines and Suparna Airlines are expecting to receive a combined seven C919 airliners from Comac this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about the F-16, NATO assets for Ukraine, and air traffic control training and supervision. Plus: Behind the Scenes at the Singapore Airshow.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Chen Chuanren, Christine Boynton, Joe Anselmo
Comac presented the C919 at an international air show for the first time. It is likely the first step in a long journey to commercial success abroad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
China’s Comac has provided more details of the stretched and shortened variants of its C919 single-aisle family at Singapore Airshow.
Singapore Airshow

By Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Listen in as editors at Singapore Airshow discuss Comac's starring role, the C919's prospects in today's market and what this could mean for the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
Comac has its C919 aircraft on display at Singapore Airshow 2024. Guy Norris outlines the differences between the aircraft's two variants.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week's Guy Norris takes us on a guided tour inside the Comac C919, which is making its international air show debut here in Singapore.
Singapore Airshow

By Christine Boynton
While Riyadh Air is planning an initial narrowbody order with Boeing or Airbus, COO Peter Bellew says Comac will become "a real force to be reckoned with.”
Singapore Airshow

By Jens Flottau
As the C919 makes its international debut at Singapore Airshow, Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says Comac could be a competitor in future.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Tibet Airlines is set to be the launch customer of Comac's C919 plateau variant ARJ21 plateau variant.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Comac’s C919 and ARJ21 landed in Singapore on a gloomy Thursday afternoon for the 2024 edition of Singapore Airshow.
Singapore Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Air China says it will be raising funds and some of the proceeds will go toward buying 17 domestically developed Comac C919 and ARJ21 airliners.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
The C919 is an important aircraft for China; with it, Comac could become a single aisle replacement for Boeing in the Chinese markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The plan to develop a Chinese-made airliner for high-altitude plateau flight comes just weeks after plans for a hot & high variant of the C919 was revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A Comac C919 is participating in a five-day exhibition flight to Hong Kong, marking the airliner’s first time flying outside of mainland China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Comac has unveiled concepts for stretched and shortened variants of its C919 narrowbody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
All good things come to an end, including the Western aerospace and defense sector’s high hopes for China. Exclusive survey results show a pivot.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern announced the C919 order almost a year to the day since the Comac narrowbody received its type certification.
Airlines & Lessors