But what about China's new COMAC C919 and just how "Chinese" is it? Many of the C919 core systems (e.g., engines, avionics, and flight controls) are supplied by Western companies. While noting the ...

Comac, or the Commercial ... Many of the C919's components are made outside China, including the wing-mounted CFMI LEAP 1- engines. Most of the aluminum alloy fuselage and wing panels are made ...

Comac intends the C919 aircraft to be a short and medium-haul workhorse to connect hubs to both large and small cities. The engines are being made in partnership with General Electric and France's ...

The narrowbody airliner is meant to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The maker of the C919 and ARJ21 could face divestment by U.S. partners due to a new Department of Defense ban.

According to the CAAV, China’s aviation safety regulatory system mirrors that of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ...

Comac’s C919, China’s first homegrown narrow-body jet and challenger to Boeing and Airbus, made its public debut at the country’s biggest aerospace and defense exhibition on Tuesday.