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China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 family of aircraft. A photo posted by China Aviation Review on 29 September, showed a photograph of a ceremony with a certificate being handed over. There was no official confirmation from the manufacturer or the country’s civil […]
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AirAsia is “exploring” the COMAC C919, China’s new domestically-made passenger aircraft. As part of the airline’s move into the mainland Chinese market, AirAsia’s executive chairman, Kamarudin Meranun, said his company is considering a series of other measures, including aircraft orders. “We are working closely with Huawei to create a digital airline and smart airport to
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China aviation industry took a major step forward today, when the country’s new domestically-made passenger aircraft, the COMAC C919, made its maiden flight. The single-aisle jet took off from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport for a test flight which lasted about an hour. The flight appeared to run smoothly. With a capacity of up to 174
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China’s new passenger aircraft, which is being billed as a rival to the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, is preparing for its maiden flight. Xinhua reported Shanghai-based manufacturer, COMAC, as revealing this week that the C919 aircraft has passed an “expert assessment” and has been given the go-ahead to begin a series of high-speed taxiing
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China’s new passenger aircraft, the COMAC C919, could make its maiden flight in the first half of this year, it has been revealed. The state-run People’s Daily reported a senior official with COMAC, the Shanghai-based planemaker, as saying that the first C919 is now complete and has undergone ground tests. The next phase of the
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