COMAC plans more automation amid ARJ21 ramp-up

Credit: COMAC
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is planning increased automation as it sets up a second production line for its ARJ21 regional jet. A final goal is to achieve a moving production line like the one that Boeing uses in making the 737, a COMAC official told a conference in Shanghai. But...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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