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COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
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Every Bulletin story and press release covering COMAC Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd., newest first.

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2026
31 July

ReleaseLiebherr-Aerospace Technology (Shanghai) celebrates groundbreaking

2025
18 June

ReleaseNew orders for FACC at Paris Airshow

7 May

ReleaseFACC honored with COMAC Supplier of the Year Award

17 January

ReleaseAirWhiteWhale's large unmanned cargo aircraft has completed a round of financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, leading a new era of logistics

2024
14 November

ReleaseVolant Aerotech makes debut at CIIE, bringing Air Mobility within reach

14 October

ReleaseFDH Aero signs strategic partnership with COMAC and long-term contract with SAMC for C919 platform

10 October

XAIC extends C919 role for FDH Aero

The new contract extends on its current work and existing relationship with AVIC-XAIC to include new product offerings, including Just-in-Time delivery services managed by XAIC onsite FDH personnel based in Xi’an, China.

26 September

AVIC expands C919 supply chain role for Incora

Incora will deliver a suite of supply chain solutions, including Just-in-Time product delivery facilitated through its own on-site personnel in Xi'an, extending an existing scope of supply to incorporate new product ranges.

19 September

ReleaseC919 flew to Lhasa for the first time, domestic commercial aircraft gathered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

2023
28 May

ReleaseChina's C919 jetliner goes into commercial operation

2022
14 December

First customer takes delivery of China's C919

On arrival at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport it passed through a water gate and was officially commissioned into the fleet of CEA. It is expected to be put into commercial use in the spring of 2023.

5 October Cleared for commercial service.

China issues type certification for the COMAC C919

The C919 features an integrated propulsion system, bringing the Nexcelle joint venture-supplied nacelle, thrust reverser and exhaust system together with CFM International's LEAP-1C powerplant.

25 August An inlet for the C919 nacelle system is inspected at Middle River Aerostructure Systems’ production facility prior to shipment.

COMAC reports C919 flight testing is complete

Seven C919s have been built and flown to date, with test flights at four locations across China. In May, COMAC achieved the first flight of the initial production jetliner which will be delivered to an airline customer.

2021
28 September

ReleaseCBJ debuted at the China Air Show

22 April

ReleaseUniversal Hydrogen announces $20.5M in Series A funding to build and test full-scale hardware for hydrogen commercial aircraft

11 March

ReleaseThe company successfully won the bid for CR929 project vertical tail work package

25 February

ReleaseC919 aircraft completed its first flight certification test

2020
3 December The Shanghai Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Center of CAAC has issued the first model inspection and approval letter for the C919 project. Photos by Wang Jiliang.

CAAC paves the way for C919 to move into flight testing

Six C919 flight test aircraft will now carry out more intensive flight test missions, verifying the type's safety and reliability, and ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations, following a ceremony in Nanchang.

31 July

ReleaseARJ21 aircraft completes special flight test at highest civil airport in the world

6 March

ReleaseFirst ARJ21 aircraft of Pudong production line completes first production flight test

13 January

ReleaseAll six COMAC C919 prototypes are now flying with Nexcelle's innovative jet engine nacelles

2019
27 December

ReleaseCOMAC increases its flight test fleet of C919 jetliners equipped with Nexcelle's state-of-the-art nacelles

27 December

ReleaseC919 AC106 completes maiden flight

9 December

ReleaseAD Aerospace flies with China's latest aerospace success

9 December

ReleaseC919 AC105 flies to Nanchang for flight test

24 October

ReleaseC919 AC105 completes first flight test

30 August

ReleaseC919 AC104 completes ferry flight

5 August

ReleaseC919 AC104 completes first flight test

26 July

ReleaseC919 AC103 flies to Yanliang

16 April

ReleaseChina Commercial Aircraft presents CBJ business jet model for first time at Asian business aircraft show

2018
28 December

ReleaseThird C919 completes maiden flight

18 December

ReleaseHoneywell and AVIC FACRI hold opening ceremoney for HonFei's new plant

15 December

ReleaseBoeing delivers first airplane from new 737 completion and delivery centre in Zhoushan, China

9 November

ReleaseRostec develops components for Russian–Chinese CR929 aircraft

7 November

ReleaseGKN Aerospace, COMAC and AVIC to jointly manufacture advanced aerostructures

6 November

ReleaseCR929 long-range wide-body passenger aircraft display prototype debut at the International Air Show

2 August

ReleaseUAC and COMAC request proposals from potential suppliers of landing gear for the CR929

14 June

ReleaseCOMAC and Teledyne Controls combine to deliver a Real-time Monitoring System for ARJ21

8 June

ReleasePJSC UAC and COMAC approve the general layout of the CR929 aircraft

1 May

ReleaseARJ21 aircraft returns in triumph from Iceland after crosswind flight test

18 January

ReleaseFesher delivers first batch of ARJ21 interior furnishings to COMAC

2017
21 December

ReleaseGate 2 results under program CR 929 approved by CRAIC board of directors

17 December

ReleaseSecond C919 completes maiden flight

30 November

ReleaseC919 AC102 completes first low-speed taxiing

30 October

ReleaseGE and COMAC launch the third wave of GCAT program

29 September

ReleaseChina-Russian long range wide body commercial aircraft named as CR929CRAIC LOGO presented

9 July

ReleaseARJ21-700 aircraft obtains the first production certificate for jets in China

8 June

ReleaseChina's COMAC C919 jetliner makes its maiden flight with Saft ULM batteries on board

7 June

ReleaseGORE SKYFLEX aerospace materials among key solutions in COMAC C919 first flight

22 May

ReleaseChina-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co., Ltd established