Chinese narrow-body passenger aircraft C919 will be certified by Chinese authorities in the near future
C919 is a project of the Commercial Aviationcorporations of China" (Comac). It is the largest airliner designed and built in China since the experimental Shanghai Y-10. The company also previously launched the ARJ-21 regional jet.
The new aircraft is part of China's global strategy,aimed at breaking the duopoly of the European company Airbus and the American company Boeing. In terms of its parameters, the new aircraft will be able to compete with the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX.
The initial test flight of the C919 took place back in 2017. However, problems arose during certification, as a result, the company missed the deadline for the first delivery of the aircraft by the end of 2021.
It is expected that the first C919 aircraft will launchuse China Eastern Airlines, it will receive its first aircraft this year. In total, Comac received several hundred orders from several Chinese airlines and landlords. Some of these contracts are fixed-term, others with the possibility of delivery in the future.
How successfully the company will implement the first plans will depend on whether it can truly push the global duopoly in the market.
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