Comac Wins China's Approval for Mass Production of Regional Jet
- Aviation regulator CAAC issues certificate for ARJ21
- The 90-seater plane is part of China’s aerospace ambitions
A Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (Comac) ARJ21 regional passenger airplane taxis after a flight during the Airshow China 2010 in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Comac announced its first 100 C919 passenger-plane orders, breaking Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.'s stranglehold on the world's second-largest market for new aircraft.
Photographer: Nelson Ching/BloombergChinese aircraft builder Comac won approval from the nation’s aviation regulator to start mass production of its homemade ARJ21 regional jet, paving the way for deliveries to customers.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued production certificates Sunday for the 90-seater Advanced Regional Jet, state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd., or Comac, said in a statement, adding it aims to deliver five planes by the end of this year.