Comac

Beijing sharpening its bid for influence in South-east Asia

C909, which seats up to 90 passengers, has been operating commercially since 2016

The state-owned planemaker eyes global rivals but lacks key Western approvals and major airline orders

The Chinese aircraft maker is seeing bottlenecks in virtually all key parts of its supply chain, hampering its ability to produce jets at a steady pace, the sources say

THE US Department of Commerce informed GE Aerospace on Thursday that it was once again allowed to ship jet engines to China’s COMAC, lifting license suspensions issued several weeks ago, according to ...

The threat by Europe’s largest low-cost carrier is the latest sign of a potential reordering of the global aerospace industry

The C929 is still in development and the C919 has not been given the green light by other aviation safety regulators to fly outside of the country or Hong Kong, meaning it’s only used by Chinese airli...

Comac is actively engaging with airlines, regulators, and aerospace firms across Asia, aiming to have the C919 operating in South-east Asia by next year

Comac is also developing a larger C929 wide-body jet