Comac

He Dongfeng

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd.. ( COMAC or Comac, Chinese:中国 商用 飞机 有限 责任 公司, Pinyin: Zhōngguó Shangyong Feiji yǒuxiàn ZEREN Gongsi ) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer.

History

The company was founded by the Chinese government, the regional government of Shanghai and the existing consortia AVIC AVIC I II on May 11, 2008 in Shanghai, China. In the joint venture are State -owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission ( SASAC ) of the State Council, Shanghai Guosheng (Group) Co., Ltd.. , Aviation Industry Corporation of China ( AVIC ), China Aluminum Corporation ( CHINALCO ), Baosteel Group involved, and the Sinochem Group.

On 28 December 2009, the groundbreaking ceremony of a factory of the company took place. In this building, the Comac C919 will be built.

By the end of 2011, going from a total of 200 orders for the C919 from. The background to this announcement is the fact that the People's Republic of China has committed its state-controlled airlines to order at least 20 of the Comac C919. This corresponds to a higher has start-up investment as Airbus at its inception been awarded.

Products

On the air show in Zhuhai ( Guangdong Province ) is a Comac C919 prototype was presented as a model in November 2010. 380 machines (as of 11 2012) were ordered in 2014, the first test flight of medium-range jets for 168-190 passengers take place. For 2016, the first delivery is scheduled.

This now also integrated ACAC ARJ21 regional jet consortium building the which is offered as Comac ARJ21 since 2009.