China’s Planemaker Comac Steps Up International Promotion of C919 Jet in Hong Kong
- Comac flies narrowbody outside mainland China for first time
- Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee attends welcome ceremony
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Chinese manufacturer Comac took its C919 medium-range jet outside of mainland China for the first time Wednesday, showing off the single-aisle aircraft to officials and potential airline customers in Hong Kong.
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd., as Comac is officially known, intends for the 168-seat aircraft to eventually rival Boeing Co. and Airbus SE narrowbody planes. While only three C919s are operating commercially, it says it has received 1,061 orders from more than 30 Chinese carriers and lessors.