Air China Orders Homegrown C919s in Challenge to Jet Duopoly
- Comac is trying to break into market led by Airbus, Boeing
- Chinese model not yet certified to fly outside home market
A Comac C919 passenger jet.
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Air China announced plans to buy 100 Comac C919 airliners, a major boost to the home-grown planemaker seeking to disrupt the commercial aircraft duopoly locked down by Airbus SE and Boeing Co.
The agreement has a value of $10.8 billion, based on the list price for the C919. Deliveries will start this year and run through 2031, Air China said in a filing. The Beijing-based airline, one of China’s three biggest carriers, had previously already ordered a handful of C919s.