China's first homegrown passenger jet takes off on maiden commercial flightChina Eastern Airlines flight MU9191 rose into the skies above Shanghai Hongqiao Airport just after 10:30 am (0230 GMT), footage from state...
28 May, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
China makes first delivery of homegrown passenger jetDomestic media previously reported that four aircraft were expected to be delivered to China Eastern -- the country's second-largest carrie...
09 Dec, 2022, 11.40 AM IST
China certifies homegrown C919 jet to compete with Boeing, AirbusThe C919 narrow-body jet, built by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), was certified at Beijing Capital Airport in an of...
30 Sep, 2022, 06.27 PM IST
China certifies C919 jet to compete with Airbus and BoeingThe plane, produced by state-owned manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), had been widely expected to be certified by the ...
30 Sep, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
China conducts test flight of second prototype of passenger jetThe prototype of the C919 plane took off from Shanghai's Pudong International airport this morning for the test flight.
17 Dec, 2017, 05.10 PM IST
China's C919 jet completes first long-distance flightThe jet, which China wants to compete with Boeing Co's 737 and the Airbus SE A320, is a symbol of China's civil aerospace ambitions.
10 Nov, 2017, 11.17 PM IST
Challenging Boeing and Airbus: China's homemade C919 jet poised for 1st flight by April endThe Chinese C919 aircraft will be powered by the LEAP engine, made by CFM International, an equal joint venture between Safran and General ...
18 Mar, 2017, 02.00 PM IST
China’s COMAC chases Xi Jinping’s dream to challenge Airbus, BoeingDespite delays to the C919 program -- the first test flight has been postponed at least twice since 2014 -- COMAC’s message to the world: W...
31 Oct, 2016, 01.52 PM IST
China denies homegrown jet is mere assembly of foreign partsRefuting allegations that China's first homegrown passenger plane unveiled two days ago was a mere assembly of foreign components, China to...
04 Nov, 2015, 06.03 PM IST
China unveils narrow-body jet, showcasing aviation goalsChina unveiled a prototype of its first homegrown passenger jet that it hopes will compete with airliners from Boeing Co. and Airbus Group ...
03 Nov, 2015, 03.52 AM IST
China's ambitious plans to build commercial jetliner delayedChina's plans to build its first large commercial jetliner have been delayed by a year to 2015.
07 Aug, 2013, 02.58 PM IST
- China wins orders for 100 homegrown passenger jets
today won orders for 100 of its large, domestically built passenger jets, challenging industry giants Airbus and Boeing in what will soon b...
17 Nov, 2010, 02.59 AM IST
- China's Comac signs deals for 100 aircraft orders
China's Comac has signed orders to sell 100 of its homegrown single-aisle C919 passenger jets to a variety of Chinese airlines and internat...
16 Nov, 2010, 12.05 PM IST
- China unveils jet to rival Boeing and Airbus
China has unveiled its first large domestically produced passenger jet, which aims to compete with Airbus and Boeing in the global aviation...
16 Nov, 2010, 09.49 AM IST
- GE forms China JV to make airplane electronics
General Electric's aviation unit is teaming with Aviation Industry Corp of China to develop and market electronic systems for commercial ai...
16 Nov, 2009, 04.26 AM IST
- China to unveil first jumbo jet engine in 2016: Report
China plans to unveil its first home-made jumbo jet engine in 2016, state media reported Thursday, a major step that would improve its chan...
27 Aug, 2009, 10.30 AM IST
- China's first jumbo jet C919 to take off in 8 years
China will have it's own jumbo jet within eight years and will be named C919, state media reported.
07 Mar, 2009, 10.52 PM IST