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AirAsia “explores” COMAC C919
AirAsia is "exploring" the COMAC C919, China's new domestically-made passenger aircraft. As part of the airline's move into the mainland Chinese market, AirAsia's executive chairman, Kamarudin Meranun, said his company is considering a series of other measures, including aircraft orders. "We are working closely with Huawei to create a digital airline and smart airport to transform the way we fly and have also started exploring the COMAC C919. China has been good to us and we want to give back in a big way," Kamarudin said. At present, AirAsia operates an all-Airbus fleet of A320s and A320neos. The single-aisle C919 is China's rival to the A320 and Boeing 737.
Chinese jet certificated
China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 family of aircraft. A photo posted by China Aviation Review on 29 September, showed a photograph of a ceremony with a certificate being handed over. There was no official confirmation from the manufacturer or the country’s civil aviation regulator, the CAAC. A Reuters report said it had been widely expected that the aircraft would be certified by the end of September after two C919s flew to Beijing on 13 September. The C919’s launch customer is China Eastern Airlines (CEA), which has said it expects to take delivery of one jet in 2022 and a further four in 2023. The C919 was initially supposed to enter commercial service in 2016, but it was delayed multiple times due to technical difficulties and supply issues. The C919 has a range of 2,500 to 3,300 miles and can carry up to 168 passengers. According to data from COMAC, 815 C919 provisional orders have been obtained from 28 customers.
China’s new passenger jet takes to the skies
China aviation industry took a major step forward today, when the country's new domestically-made passenger aircraft, the COMAC C919, made its maiden flight. The single-aisle jet took off from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport for a test flight which lasted about an hour. The flight appeared to run smoothly. With a capacity of up to 174 seats, the C919 is billed as being China’s answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 – the Western-built single-aisle jets that dominate the short- and medium-haul markets. To date, COMAC has sold more than 200 C919s, mostly to Chinese airlines and leasing companies. Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines have each committed to 20 C919s.
Chinese passenger jet expected to fly soon
The COMAC C919 China's new passenger aircraft, which is being billed as a rival to the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, is preparing for its maiden flight. Xinhua reported Shanghai-based manufacturer, COMAC, as revealing this week that the C919 aircraft has passed an "expert assessment" and has been given the go-ahead to begin a series of high-speed taxiing tests - the last step before its maiden flight. The process usually takes one to two months. The C919 is a single-aisle passenger jet with a capacity of approximately 150 passengers - similar to the smaller versions of the 737 and A320 series’ and Bombardier's new CS300. So far, COMAC has received orders for more than 500 C919s, mainly from Chinese leasing companies. But major Chinese airlines including Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines have all committed to the aircraft.
China’s new passenger jet set for maiden flight
The COMAC C919 China's new passenger aircraft, the COMAC C919, could make its maiden flight in the first half of this year, it has been revealed. The state-run People's Daily reported a senior official with COMAC, the Shanghai-based planemaker, as saying that the first C919 is now complete and has undergone ground tests. The next phase of the development programme is flight tests. "We tested the whole aircraft and its key components and connecting parts," Li Qiang of COMAC's Design and Research Center was quoted saying. With a capacity of up to 174 seats, the C919 is billed as being China's answer to the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 - the Western-built single-aisle jets that dominate the short- and medium-haul markets. To date, COMAC has sold more than 200 C919s, mostly to Chinese airlines and leasing companies. Air China, China Southern, China Eastern and Hainan Airlines have each committed to 20 C919s.
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