Big-Three C919 Orders Await Program Progress

Credit: Bradley Perrett/AW&ST
Eight years after the Chinese government launched development of the Comac C919, the three big state airlines that must become the prime customers of the 158-seat airliner still hold only tiny orders for the type. Why? Because—pending confirmation of the type’s performance—China Southern Airlines...
Bradley Perrett

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

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