Comac C919
The Comac C919 is a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac. The development program was launched in 2008. Production began in December 2011, with the first prototype being rolled out on 2 November 2015; the maiden flight took place on 5 May 2017. On 29 September 2022 the C919 received its CAAC type certificate. The first production airframe was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on 9 December 2022 and was put into commercial passenger service on 28 May 2023.
| C919 | |
|---|---|
| The first C919 delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the type's launch operator | |
| Role | Narrow-body airliner |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. |
| Designer | Wu Guanghui |
| First flight | 5 May 2017 |
| Introduction | 28 May 2023 with China Eastern Airlines |
| Status | 5 in service |
| Primary user | China Eastern Airlines |
| Produced | 2015–present |
| Number built | 11 |
The aircraft, primarily constructed with aluminium alloys, is powered by CFM International LEAP turbofan engines and carries 156 to 168 passengers in a normal operating configuration up to 5,555 km (3000 nmi; 3,500 mi). In 2023, COMAC announced that it would develop both a shortened and a stretched version of the passenger jet – similar to the sub-variants offered for the competing Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo family.