The C919 at the Singapore Airshow, the plane’s first international debut.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/BloombergComac Steals the Limelight in Singapore With First Peek of C919 Jet
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Comac and its C919 single-aisle jet emerged as unlikely stars of the 2024 Singapore Airshow, with the Chinese planemaker’s large chalet, several aircraft on display, and presence in the vast exhibition hall drawing throngs of onlookers and curious dignitaries.
“Crowded,” is how one flight attendant for China Eastern Airlines Corp., the only Chinese airline that flies the C919, described it, noting she’d observed executives from all sorts of companies and countries showing up for a peek inside Comac’s hospitality tent, where wait staff delivered Chinese delicacies to those trying to escape Singapore’s searing humidity.