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Comac

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Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Native name
Chinese:Trung Quốc thương dùng phi cơ hữu hạn trách nhiệm công ty
Company typeState-owned
IndustryAviation
Founded11 May 2008;16 years ago(2008-05-11)
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
He Dongfeng(Chairman)[1]
Zhao Yuerang (President)[2]
Products
OwnerSASAC
Websitewwwac.ccEdit this at Wikidata
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Simplified ChineseTrung QuốcThương dùngPhi cơHữu hạn trách nhiệm công ty
Traditional ChineseTrung Quốc thương dùng phi cơ hữu hạn trách nhiệm công ty
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī Yǒuxiàn Zérèn Gōngsī
Abbreviation
Simplified ChineseTrung QuốcThươngPhi
Traditional ChineseTrung Quốc thương phi
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Shāngfēi

TheCommercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.(Comac,sometimes stylized asCOMAC,Chinese:Trung Quốc thương dùng phi cơ hữu hạn trách nhiệm công ty) is aChinese state-ownedaerospace manufacturerestablished on 11 May 2008 inShanghai.[3]The headquarters are inPudong,Shanghai.[4]The company has a registered capital ofRMB19 billion (US$2.7 billionas of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers.

The first aircraft marketed by Comac is theARJ21regional jet,which was developed byChina Aviation Industry Corporation I(AVIC I). This was followed by theC919narrow-body aircraft,which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017,[5]entering into commercial service in March 2023.[6]

History

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Origins

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The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) was established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. It was established jointly byAviation Industry Corporation of China(AVIC),Aluminum Corporation of China,Baosteel Group Corporation,Sinochem Group,Shanghai Guosheng Corporation Limited, andState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.[citation needed]

U.S. sanctions

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Further information:United States sanctions against China

In January 2021, the United States government named Comac as a company "owned or controlled" by thePeople's Liberation Army(PLA) and therebyprohibitedany American company or individual from investing in it.[7]

Products

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AComac C919in flight

For all models beginning with the 919, Comac's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 9X9.[citation needed]In November 2024, Comac rebranded the ARJ21 as the C909 to match the format of the other models.[8]

Aircraft Description Capacity First flight Ref.
C909 Twin‑engine, single aisle, short-range 70−105 28 November 2008
C919 Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to medium-range 150−190 5 May 2017 [9]
C929 Twin‑engine, twin aisle, long-range 250−290 2030 (deferred) [10]
C939 Twin‑engine, twin aisle, long- to ultra long-range 400 [11][12]

Orders and deliveries

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Comac Beijing Aircraft Technology Research Institute

As of October 2024.

Aircraft Orders Options Deliveries Backlog
C909 252 25 164 88
C919[13] 921 120 12 921
C929
C939
Total 1,185 145 174 1,011

Collaborations

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Bombardier

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On 24 March 2011, Comac and theCanadiancompanyBombardier Inc.signed a framework agreement for a long-term strategic cooperation on commercial aircraft.[14][15]

In May 2017, Bombardier and Comac began holding talks about an investment into Bombardier's passenger jet business.[16]

Boeing

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On 23 September 2015, Boeing announced plans to build aBoeing 737completion and finishing plant in China.[17]The facility will be used to paint exteriors and install interiors into airframes built in the United States.[18]The joint-venture plant will be located inZhoushan,Zhe gian g.[19]

Ryanair

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In June 2011 Comac and Irish low-cost airlineRyanairsigned an agreement to cooperate on the development of theC919,a 200-seatnarrow-body commercial jetwhich will compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.[20]

UAC

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Main article:Comac C929

China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co. Ltd.(CRAIC), a joint venture company invested by Comac and Russia'sUnited Aircraft Corporation(UAC) responsible for the development of awide-body commercial jet,was established in Shanghai on 22 May 2017. Research and development for the new plane was to be conducted in Moscow, with aircraft to be assembled in Shanghai.[21]Subsequently the partnership was dropped, and by November 2023 Comac announced that it would develop the aircraft model (since rebranded C929) on its own.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China."He Dongfeng – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China".Archivedfrom the original on 25 June 2021.Retrieved31 May2020.
  2. ^Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China."Zhao Yuerang – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China".Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2022.Retrieved31 May2020.
  3. ^An Lu (11 May 2008)."China's jumbo passenger aircraft company established in Shanghai".Xinhua.Archived fromthe originalon 25 April 2011.Retrieved25 June2011.
  4. ^Liên hệ chúng ta(in Chinese (China)). COMAC. 5 January 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2019.Retrieved7 January2020.Thượng Hải thị trương dương lộ 25 hào
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  6. ^"China Positioning C919 Passenger Jet to Take on Boeing, Airbus".14 March 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2024.Retrieved13 May2024.
  7. ^Stone, Mike (14 January 2021)."Trump administration adds China's Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese military blacklist".Reuters.Archivedfrom the original on 25 January 2021.Retrieved14 January2021.
  8. ^"Comac formally rebrands ARJ21 as C909".Flightglobal.Retrieved12 November2024.
  9. ^"China's first big passenger plane takes off for maiden flight".BBC News.5 May 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2020.Retrieved5 May2017.
  10. ^"Comac confirms 'C929' moniker as widebody enters 'detailed design' stage".Flight Global.6 November 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 5 December 2023.Retrieved19 December2023.
  11. ^Chen, Frank (13 May 2024)."China begins work on new C939 widebody jet, going bigger and bolder after C919's success".South China Morning Post.Archivedfrom the original on 13 May 2024.Retrieved13 May2024.
  12. ^"China's COMAC working on preliminary designs for new C939 widebody jet, SCMP reports".Yahoo Finance.Reuters.13 May 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 14 May 2024.Retrieved13 May2024.
  13. ^"China's COMAC to start C919 deliveries in 2022, report says".aerotime.aero.20 January 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 31 May 2022.Retrieved31 May2022.
  14. ^"COMAC and Bombardier Sign Strategic Agreement on Commercial Aircraft"(Press release). Bombardier. 24 March 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 24 March 2012.Retrieved25 June2011.
  15. ^Jon Ostrower (1 April 2011)."Many questions surround Bombardier/Comac partnership".Flight Global.Archivedfrom the original on 6 April 2013.Retrieved25 June2011.
  16. ^Weinland, Don (18 May 2017)."Chinese group in talks to aid struggling jet maker Bombardier".Financial Times.United Kingdom.Archivedfrom the original on 21 May 2017.Retrieved18 May2017.
  17. ^"China orders 300 Boeing planes worth $38 billion".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on 2 March 2020.Retrieved23 September2015.
  18. ^Thompson, Loren."Boeing To Build Its First Offshore Plane Factory In China As Ex-Im Bank Withers".Forbes.Archivedfrom the original on 9 October 2015.Retrieved23 September2015.
  19. ^Boeing to build plant in ZhoushanArchived17 February 2018 at theWayback Machine.Shanghai Daily.
  20. ^"Ryanair and Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China) Sign C 919..."Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2013.Retrieved31 August2012.
  21. ^"China-Russia joint venture to develop wide-body commercial jet"Archived24 January 2020 at theWayback Machine.China Daily.
  22. ^Chua, Alfred (6 November 2023)."Comac confirms 'C929' moniker as widebody enters 'detailed design' stage".Flight Global.
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