China Southern Airlines Adding 27 COMAC ARJ21 Aircraft
China Southern Airlines remains committed to having 35 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 aircraft by the end of 2024. The Guangzhou-based carriers still expects to have 35 ARJ21s by the end of 2024, China News Service reports, quoting…
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Performs Its First ARJ21 4C Heavy Check
China’s Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing (SAMC) has reportedly performed its first 4C heavy maintenance check of a Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ 21-700, now that it is six years since the ARJ21 program first achieved entry into service. Chinese…
China Poised To Certify COMAC C919
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has disclosed that the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 is about to receive type certification and be delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines. Xu Xiaolan, MIIT vice minister, says at a press conference…
First Comac C919 To Be Delivered To Customer Completes Test Flight
China’s first Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) C919 bound for delivery to a customer has successfully carried out a test flight, marking another step towards entering commercial service. The country’s state-run news agency Xinhua says the C919, registration B-001J, is slated to…
China’s AVIC Appoints New Head
Hao Zhiping has been appointed as the new president, chairman of the board and deputy party secretary of state-owned aerospace and defence conglomerate Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) effective immediately. AVIC says in a statement the company held a…
Indonesia Reportedly Validates Chinese Type Certificate of China’s ARJ21, Aircraft To Start Flying There As Early As August
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has reportedly validated the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) type certification of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21, paving the way for Indonesian carrier TransNusa to operate the aircraft. Bayu…
