COMAC Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/comac/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Mon, 29 May 2023 09:28:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png COMAC Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/comac/ 32 32 Comac C919 Takes to the Skies in Its First Scheduled Passenger Service   https://airspace-africa.com/2023/05/29/comac-c919-takes-to-the-skies-in-its-first-scheduled-passenger-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comac-c919-takes-to-the-skies-in-its-first-scheduled-passenger-service https://airspace-africa.com/2023/05/29/comac-c919-takes-to-the-skies-in-its-first-scheduled-passenger-service/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 09:28:00 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=10114 China’s aviation industry has reached a significant milestone as the Comac C919, manufactured by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) a medium-haul aircraft developed to challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing, successfully completed its inaugural commercial flight. On December 9, 2022, China Eastern Airlines received the first C919 in a grand ceremony, ushering in [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/05/29/comac-c919-takes-to-the-skies-in-its-first-scheduled-passenger-service/feed/ 0 COMAC Delivers the first copy of the C919 airframe to China Eastern airlines https://airspace-africa.com/2022/12/10/comac-deliveres-the-first-copy-of-the-c919-airframe-to-china-eastern-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comac-deliveres-the-first-copy-of-the-c919-airframe-to-china-eastern-airlines https://airspace-africa.com/2022/12/10/comac-deliveres-the-first-copy-of-the-c919-airframe-to-china-eastern-airlines/#respond Sat, 10 Dec 2022 15:50:45 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=8668 At the end of October it was announced that China Eastern Airlines would receive the first example of the aircraft in mid-December, an aircraft that was developed entirely in China. On Friday (December 9), the airline received the short and medium-haul aircraft with the registration B-919A. The delivery flight MU919 departed from Shanghai Pudong Airport [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/12/10/comac-deliveres-the-first-copy-of-the-c919-airframe-to-china-eastern-airlines/feed/ 0 Comac receives orders for 330 C919s and ARJ21 jets https://airspace-africa.com/2022/11/11/comac-receives-orders-for-330-c919s-and-arj21-jets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comac-receives-orders-for-330-c919s-and-arj21-jets https://airspace-africa.com/2022/11/11/comac-receives-orders-for-330-c919s-and-arj21-jets/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:02 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=8335 At the Zhuhai Airshow which kicked off on Tuesday, the new Chinese model COMAC closed the sale of 300 C919 and 30 ARJ21 jets to several lessors, according to Yicai Global news agency. The two Chinese commercial jets are on display at the country’s biggest aerospace event, which takes place this year after being canceled [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/11/11/comac-receives-orders-for-330-c919s-and-arj21-jets/feed/ 0 Nigeria Air Evaluating options for fleet expansion with Chinese Single-aisle COMAC C919 https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/03/nigeria-air-evaluating-options-for-fleet-expansion-with-chinese-single-aisle-comac-c919/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigeria-air-evaluating-options-for-fleet-expansion-with-chinese-single-aisle-comac-c919 https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/03/nigeria-air-evaluating-options-for-fleet-expansion-with-chinese-single-aisle-comac-c919/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:25:59 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=7940 The COMAC C919 got its type certificate just a few days ago and has already garnered parties interested in at least evaluating it. Nigeria Air, the airline that recently obtained the financial and operational endorsement of Ethiopian Airlines, does not rule out the C919 in its fleet expansion plans according to the Nigerian Aviation Minister [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/10/03/nigeria-air-evaluating-options-for-fleet-expansion-with-chinese-single-aisle-comac-c919/feed/ 0 Chinese Aircraft Comac C919 Nears Airworthiness Certification https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/25/chinese-aircraft-comac-c919-nears-airworthiness-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-aircraft-comac-c919-nears-airworthiness-certification https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/25/chinese-aircraft-comac-c919-nears-airworthiness-certification/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 02:50:17 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=7285 China’s first self-developed large passenger plane, the COMAC C919, has completed all test flights and will soon receive its Certificate of Airworthiness according to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The news increasingly signifies that the large single-aisle airliner will start commercial flights soon. A video circulated online shows that [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/07/25/chinese-aircraft-comac-c919-nears-airworthiness-certification/feed/ 0 Comac C919 Completes Maiden Test Flight https://airspace-africa.com/2022/05/15/comac-c919-completes-maiden-test-flight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comac-c919-completes-maiden-test-flight https://airspace-africa.com/2022/05/15/comac-c919-completes-maiden-test-flight/#respond Sun, 15 May 2022 14:32:59 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=6360 The first C919 to be delivered for commercial use completed its maiden test flight on Saturday morning, according to its manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The aircraft, registration B-001J, took off at 6:52 (Beijing time) from Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport and landed back at the airport at 9:54, for a total flight time [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2022/05/15/comac-c919-completes-maiden-test-flight/feed/ 0 First Chinese-Designed Narrow-body Aircraft to be Delivered by the end of 2021 https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/26/first-chinese-designed-narrow-body-aircraft-to-be-delivered-by-the-end-of-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-chinese-designed-narrow-body-aircraft-to-be-delivered-by-the-end-of-2021 https://airspace-africa.com/2021/09/26/first-chinese-designed-narrow-body-aircraft-to-be-delivered-by-the-end-of-2021/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 08:52:14 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=3603 The first Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) C919, a Chinese made narrow-body aircraft is set to be delivered to China Eastern Airlines by the end of 2021 according to local media. China Eastern Airlines while disclosing its fleet plan, part of its half-year financial results, said it will receive one C919 this year while two more [...]

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