US suspends sales of some US technologies to China's airplane maker COMAC: ReportsThe U.S. has reportedly suspended some technology sales to China, including those related to jet engines for COMAC's C919 aircraft, accordi...
29 May, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
China's first domestically built aircraft to make its maiden commercial flight on May 28CEA conducted a 100-hour verification flight for its first C919 aircraft on December 26, 2022, to verify and confirm the aircraft's operati...
26 May, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
China's homegrown jetliner gets key certificate for market entry, needs two more to become fully operationalThe C919 has gone through tests in various types of extreme natural environments including high temperature, high humidity, severe cold, gu...
03 Oct, 2022, 05.53 PM 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
China, Russia aim to deliver big jets by 2027 to take on BoeingThe 280-seat plane will compete against models including Airbus’s A330 and Boeing’s 777, twin-aisle aircraft that are mostly used for trans...
23 May, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
With homegrown aircraft, China races ahead of India in plane game tooAccording to the feasibility study, India will need at least 150-200 aircraft for civilian use in the next 5-10 years.
11 May, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Wrong way for China to take off; airlines lacking in interest towards new ARJ21 aircraftIndeed, Atlantic correspondent James Fallows has called the ARJ21’s larger cousin, the C919, a “huge flying counterpart to the iPhone.”
14 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM 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-designed passenger plane to launch this year; manufacturers prepare test flightThe engine for the C919, which has 150 seats and was designed for a short-haul commercial use, was delivered by CFM International.
23 Jul, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
China to launch its biggest passenger aircraft this yearThe C919 large passenger aircraft, in 168-seat and 156-seat layouts, will roll off assembly lines this year, its manufacturer the Commercia...
23 Feb, 2015, 06.31 PM 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'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
- 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'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