SINGAPORE—The China Aviation Planning and Design Institute (CAPDI), the construction arm of state-owned aircraft manufacturer AVIC, has announced that it has won the bid to construct the second phase ...

On the evening of August 28, at COMAC's Final Assembly and Manufacturing Center in Pudong, reporters witnessed the ceremonial unveiling of the first C919 aircraft for Air China, decorated with the ...

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its ...

After 15 years of production, China's first homegrown mainline aircraft launched in May 2023. The C919 narrowbody plane hopes to secure its first order from a Western carrier, Reuters reported. China ...

May 2008: China establishes the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai and announces plans to produce its first large commercial jetliner, which it calls the C919. April 2009: ...

China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation, known as Comac, is setting its sights higher after the successful launch of its narrowbody C919 commercial aircraft. The state-owned manufacturer has unveiled ...

The first C919 large passenger aircraft of China Eastern Airlines lands at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on December 9, 2022 in Shanghai, China. 2023. (Photo by Yin Liqin/China News ...

HONG KONG – China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target ...