China's Upstart Planemaker Hails 'Breakthrough' in Its Plan to Take on Boeing and Airbus

China's upstart planemaker hails 'breakthrough' in its plan to take on Boeing and Airbus

This week saw the C909 celebrate nine years since its maiden flight.Chen Xiao/VCG via Getty ImagesChina's first passenger jet, the Comac C909, celebrated nine years since its maiden flight.Air China launched its first international service with the type on Tuesday.It's another sign of Comac's growing ambitions to cut into the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.Chinese homegrown planemaker Comac is one step closer to challenging Boeing and Airbus.Comac's C909…

China's Comac Hails 'Breakthrough' As Regional Jet Wins More Attention - Data Intelligence

China’s first homegrown passenger jet is picking up steam as the planemaker Comac builds a foothold to compete with aviation’s big players. The Comac C909 is designed for regional journeys, with a capacity between 78 and 90 seats. That makes it smaller than any jet currently produced by Airbus or Boeing, instead likelier to compete with those built by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. It attracts less attention than the larger C919 — a similar…

Air China completes first international flight with a COMAC C909

Air China on Tuesday completed the first international flight with one of its COMAC C909s, a 90-seat regional… The post Air China completes first international flight with a COMAC C909 appeared first on Air Data News.