Comac Aims For C919 Preliminary Design Freeze This Year

Credit: DOUGLAS BARRIE/AW&ST
Chinese commercial aircraft builder Comac is aiming to freeze the preliminary design of its 156-seat C919 airliner by the end of this year, working with suppliers and aiming at a first flight in 2014. The suppliers of major systems will be chosen in the first half of this year for the aircraft...

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