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...
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
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...
- First made-in-China passenger jet is ready to fly
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.