Vietnam clears path for Chinese COMAC aircraftsVietnam may soon allow Chinese-certified passenger jets to operate in its skies, following a proposal to recognise China’s aviation standar...
14 Apr, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Aircraft lessor DAE sees China's COMAC breaking Airbus, Boeing duopolyAirbus and Boeing are the main suppliers of aircraft to airlines, but the European planemaker is struggling to boost production amid record...
21 Jun, 2024, 01.04 PM 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 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's CALC buys 30 ARJ21 jets, to deploy them in Southeast AsiaDeployment in Southeast Asia would mark the first foray into overseas markets for the ARJ21 aircraft, which has not yet gained airworthines...
08 Jan, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
United States publishes list of Chinese and Russian firms with military tiesPublishing the list in the waning days of the Trump administration follows the addition of dozens of Chinese companies to another U.S. trad...
22 Dec, 2020, 01.29 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
- Boeing begins construction of first overseas plant in China
Boeing has started construction of its first overseas facility in the Chinese port city of Zhoushan as part of its plan to produce 737 airc...
11 May, 2017, 10.03 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
Boeing to set up first overseas factory in ChinaBoeing and Chinese aviation manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) will start to build a Boeing 737 completion c...
13 Mar, 2017, 04.20 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's 1st home-made jet makes debut commercial flightThe jet ARJ21 took to maiden flight from Chengdu city in southwestern China's Sichuan Province to Shanghai, marking a landmark success, sta...
28 Jun, 2016, 04.59 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 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