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China looking to develop wide-body passenger plane
Published Fri, Nov 7, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Shanghai
CHINA is seeking suppliers to develop its own wide-body passenger plane over the next decade, industry executives told AFP, expanding its ambitions and rivalry with Boeing and Airbus.
The proposed aircraft - tentatively called the C929 - would be state-backed Commercial Aircraft Corp of China's (Comac) largest, according to suppliers that have held discussions with the firm.
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