Comac

By Alan Dron
China’s Comac is in exploratory discussions for potentially setting up airliner production in Saudi Arabia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac is reportedly working on preliminary designs of a new twin-aisle airliner dubbed the C939.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The Austrian aerospace company recorded significant revenue growth in the first quarter of 2024 but is staying flexible as aircraft deliveries remain uncertain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The China Aviation Planning and Design Institute says it has won the bid to construct the second phase of the Comac C919 assembly plant in Shanghai.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Despite a comfortable backlog, the country’s industry continues to grapple with financial woes and recovering know-how.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 100 C919ER narrowbody airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China has wrapped up its first joint research meeting for the Comac C929 widebody aircraft project, following Russia's withdrawal from the project in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
If Comac is intent on competing outside of its home market, it will need to address the development of support infrastructure and technical support for its jets
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines and Suparna Airlines are expecting to receive a combined seven C919 airliners from Comac this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week projects that growth in the global narrowbody fleet will drive an expected 21% increase in MRO labor hours over the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The ARJ21 is well put together, packed with western equipment and—so it seems—infinitely versatile.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Commercial aviation is predicted to grow steadily from 2024-2033 in terms of both aircraft fleet and MRO demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The aviation sector is facing a slew of engine related challenges, from tight supply to high prices .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Chen Chuanren, Christine Boynton, Joe Anselmo
Comac presented the C919 at an international air show for the first time. It is likely the first step in a long journey to commercial success abroad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
China’s Comac has provided more details of the stretched and shortened variants of its C919 single-aisle family at Singapore Airshow.
Singapore Airshow

By Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Listen in as editors at Singapore Airshow discuss Comac's starring role, the C919's prospects in today's market and what this could mean for the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
Comac has its C919 aircraft on display at Singapore Airshow 2024. Guy Norris outlines the differences between the aircraft's two variants.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week's Guy Norris takes us on a guided tour inside the Comac C919, which is making its international air show debut here in Singapore.
Singapore Airshow

By Christine Boynton
While Riyadh Air is planning an initial narrowbody order with Boeing or Airbus, COO Peter Bellew says Comac will become "a real force to be reckoned with.”
Singapore Airshow

By Joe Anselmo
Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.
Singapore Airshow

By Jens Flottau
As the C919 makes its international debut at Singapore Airshow, Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says Comac could be a competitor in future.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Comac’s C919 and ARJ21 landed in Singapore on a gloomy Thursday afternoon for the 2024 edition of Singapore Airshow.
Singapore Airshow

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion