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Transport & Logistics

China’s Comac said to slash delivery targets for its C919 jet

The license suspensions were among a wide swathe of new restrictions imposed on US exports to China in recent weeks, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies moved from retaliatory tariffs to disrupting each other’s supply chains.
Transport & Logistics

US lifts license suspensions for GE jet engines to China’s COMAC

Ryanair’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said Trump’s tariffs could threaten 330 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that his airline has on order, which have a list price of more than US$30 billion.
Transport & Logistics

Ryanair threatens to cancel huge Boeing order if tariffs raise prices

The Chinese maker’s C919 is a single-aisle jet designed to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families and has a capacity for 158 to 192 passengers.
Transport & Logistics

China stares down Boeing parts shortage as Comac stockpiles

Vietnam’s aviation regulator delays approval for VietJet’s lease of Comac C909 jets, reflecting cautious approach towards aircraft certified solely by China and Indonesia.
ASEAN Business

Comac jets for Vietnam show China’s push for international market

Comac is seeking to compete internationally with leading Western plane makers Airbus and Boeing.
Transport & Logistics

China’s Comac aims to lift C919 jet production capacity to 50 this year: report

China Eastern, the first to launch the C919, commands a fleet of nine C919s that service various domestic routes.
Transport & Logistics

China Eastern to debut C919 on Shanghai-Hong Kong route in January

A model of Comac's C919 plane on display at the 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on Nov 28, 2024.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Is China ready to take on Airbus and Boeing? Not just yet  

Comac has said the C929 will have 280 to 400 seats and a range of 12,000 km, which is in the same category as Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.
Transport & Logistics

Comac says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet

The moves are a step toward convincing foreign airlines to buy Comac’s C919 – a jet that competes directly with Airbus’s A320 and Boeing’s 737 aircraft.
Global Enterprise

China’s Comac eyes Singapore, Hong Kong for overseas offices

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