Comac Business Jet enters large-cabin arena as China gauges VIP demand
China is getting serious about marketing its homegrown large-cabin private jet after the Comac Business Jet (CBJ) appeared in VIP…
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Stay updated on COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China), a Chinese aircraft manufacturer, and its developments in the aviation industry.
Vietjet to return COMAC C909 jets to service after one-month suspension: Reuters
Low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet will return Chinese-made COMAC aircraft to service next week after a month-long hiatus, which temporarily stopped flights on certain routes, according to Reuters,…
COMAC C919 twinjet to make first appearance at the Dubai Airshow 2025
China’s domestically developed C919 twin-engined passenger jet is poised to make its Middle East debut at the Dubai…
Vietjet decides not to renew COMAC C909 wet lease as 6-month deal ends: Reuters
Low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has decided not to renew a wet-lease agreement with Chengdu Airlines for two COMAC…
Air Asia confirms it is in advanced talks to order C919 aircraft
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A, the parent company of Air Asia, has confirmed that the Kuala Lumpur-based…
US allows GE Aerospace to restart aircraft engine exports to COMAC: Reuters
The US government has given the go-ahead for GE Aerospace to restart exporting aircraft engines to Chinese manufacturer…
VietJet to add two wet-leased Chinese COMAC ARJ21 aircraft
VietJet, Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier, is set to become the first Vietnamese airline to operate Chinese-manufactured COMAC ARJ21-700…
Boom CEO claims China in the race as plans for COMAC supersonic jet emerge
Boom Supersonic CEO and Founder, Blake Scholl has claimed that China has “entered the race” as plans for…
China’s COMAC plans to increase production of C919 aircraft to 50 by 2025
China’s aircraft manufacturer COMAC plans to increase the production capacity for its C919 single-aisle passenger aircraft to 50 per year…
Meeting raises chance of Chinese-made COMAC aircraft operating in Vietnam
A meeting between the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and the Deputy Secretary of COMAC (Commercial…
COMAC C919 begins first non-mainland service to Hong Kong in January
The COMAC C919 has been in operation for around 18 months, with 14 aircraft delivered to airlines and…
COMAC: The quiet giant challenging the Airbus-Boeing duopoly
Having occupied various executive positions within the airline industry in Europe, Rodrigue Trano is now currently based in…
Hainan Airlines to acquire 40 newly-rebranded COMAC C909 aircraft
Hainan Airlines announced that its low-cost subsidiary, Urumqi Air, plans to acquire 40 C909 regional aircraft, formerly known…
Air China signs agreement with COMAC to launch Boeing and Airbus widebody rival
Air China and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) have reportedly signed a framework agreement for the airline…
China Eastern Airlines completes first COMAC C919 engine swap
China Eastern Airlines has completed the engine replacement on the world’s first delivered COMAC C919 aircraft. The first…
First formation flight display of C919 and ARJ21
A C919 and an ARJ21 aircraft, the two commercial aircraft currently being produced by China’s COMAC, performed their…
COMAC has started working on designs for its C939 to be an A350/777 competitor
China’s COMAC (Commercial Aviation Corporation of China) has reportedly begun designing a new widebodied aircraft that will be pitched…
China Eastern Airlines takes delivery of 5th home-grown COMAC C919 jet
Aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has delivered the fifth C919 narrow-body airliner to China Eastern…