Transportation
Comac Charm Offensive Sees It Court Indonesia, Cambodia Airlines
- Chinese planemaker seeking international buyers for C919 jet
- Lack of certification, maintenance facilities is a challenge
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Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd. is making overtures to airlines from Indonesia to Kazakhstan, according to people familiar with the matter, as the planemaker seeks to secure its first international customers for its single-aisle C919 jet.
The charm offensive by Comac, as it’s better known, has seen executives hold talks with high-level airline officials including Garuda’s new CEO Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly. Garuda is understood to be in the market for as many as 70 new aircraft and is also talking to Boeing Co. and Airbus SE, the two incumbents that control most of the supply of commercial jets for the global aviation market.