China’s Challenger to Boeing, Airbus to Finally Begin Deliveries
- State-owned company expects to deliver narrowbody jet in 2021
- Untested newcomer may struggle to find customers outside China
The C919 had its first flight in 2017.
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China is finally reaching the finish line in its long-delayed attempt to build a jet capable of competing with narrowbody planes from Airbus SE and Boeing Co., according to the state-owned company in charge of the program.
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, or Comac, will deliver its first C919 single-aisle jet by the end of the year, Communist Party-backed newspaper Global Times reported Sunday, citing Comac general engineer Yang Zhigang.