The C919, China’s indigenous narrowbody airliner that epitomises Beijing’s sky-high tech aspirations, will enter its third year of commercial operations next week – a feat marked by ...

India’s aviation regulator should initiate the process of testing the airworthiness of China-built mid-range passenger aircraft C919. This would be a subtle hint that India is not exactly ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned plane maker COMAC aims for its C919 jet to start flying on commercial routes to Southeast Asia by 2026 as a first step to moving beyond its domestic market ...

Powered by the same CFM leap engines, the C919 shares many similarities with Airbus and Boeing. My flight took almost 3 hours, flying at 34,000 ft with a maximum speed of Mach 0.78.

The first C919 winglets and spoilers developed by Fesher Aviation Components (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (Fesher), a subsidiary of AVIC Cabin, were officially delivered to COMAC. This marks that Fesher has ...

But it wasn’t just any narrowbody – it was the flag carrier’s first, and so far the only, C919 jetliner. The C919 is China’s first homegrown mainline passenger plane, manufactured by the ...

Air China will initially deploy its first Comac C919 aircraft on two domestic routes, the carrier has confirmed. Starting Sept. 10, the airline will use the aircraft type between Beijing Capital ...

China Southern Airlines has opened reservations for its inaugural flights using Comac C919 aircraft. The airline received its first C919 on Aug. 28 during a joint ceremony with Air China ...

Air China and China Southern Airlines will become the second and third Chinese carriers to fly China's homegrown COMAC C919 passenger jet when their first planes are delivered on Wednesday ...

The manufacturer of China's first domestically developed single-aisle aircraft C919 said it is accelerating its production capacity, and the model is on track to be delivered to more carriers in ...

Jinpeng Airlines, also known as Suparna Airlines, said that it will receive its first C919 aircraft in the fourth quarter of this year, making it the first private carrier in the world to operate ...

But the story of China’s quest for a home-grown jet continues at the production facility nearby, where units of the C919 – the Y-10’s spiritual descendant – roll off the line. More than 30 ...