China's COMAC to deliver first plane in 2021

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2018/02/07 | 325 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY

China's state-owned plane-maker said Tuesday it expects to deliver its first home-grown passenger jet to a customer in 2021 as the world's second largest economy seeks to challenge the dominance of Boeing and Airbus.The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) plans to first target the Chinese market, before moving on to Southeast Asia and Africa, said Lu Zheng, deputy general manager of sales and marketing.The C919, a COMAC-built 168-seater passenger plane, will likely be cheaper th...(…)

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