Zhang Yanzhong, who played a leading role in developing the C919 jet, warned there was a real risk of being cut off from ...

A leading Chinese aviation engineer has set out a detailed blueprint for building a fully self-sufficient supply chain for ...

Aircraft maker reviewing new designs to challenge Boeing and Airbus and take better advantage of plane's slightly wider ...

Fleet expansion is reinforcing that growth. By the end of April, the three largest domestic airlines — China Eastern Airlines ...

The C919 has ambitions in Africa - but parts supply chain challenges remain. Credit: GE African Airlines Association head, Abderahmane Berthe, says the entry of Chinese-built aircraft will enhance ...

China’s state-backed aircraft maker COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) is accelerating its push into the global aviation market, positioning itself as a long-term competitor to industry ...

HONG KONG--China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target ...

China’s new C919 160-seat single-aisle jetliner made its first flight last Friday. This is an impressive achievement, particularly if this program takes off – the jet industry has exceptionally high ...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese C919 jet arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday in the Chinese-made plane's first foray outside of mainland China as its manufacturer prepares to take on Airbus and Boeing in the ...

The 2025 Dubai Airshow, scheduled from Monday to Friday, will witness a significant moment in the global aviation landscape as China's domestically developed C919 passenger jet is poised to make its ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's home-built C919 passenger jet completed its third test flight on Friday, its manufacturer said, bringing the Asian nation a step closer to its goal of becoming a global ...

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters) - China Eastern Airlines, the initial customer for the country's homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane's first commercial flight on Sunday, the carrier's app ...