The U.S. and its G7 allies could use sanctions to hobble China’s foreign-part-dependent aerospace sector in a Taiwan Strait conflict, a new report says.
Indonesian airline TransNusa has begun commercial operations with the Comac ARJ21, becoming the first international customer to fly China’s regional jet.
Part of the COMAC Large Aircraft Demonstration Industrial Park, the facility is built to “support the stable operation” of domestic commercial aircraft in the region, starting with the ARJ21.
Senior members of the Chinese civil aviation community have highlighted a series of challenges that the development of domestically built civil aircraft must contend with, ranging from airspace policies to economies of scale.
China Eastern’s new subsidiary OTT Airlines is planning to launch at least five routes during the first quarter of 2021 as it seeks to gain a foothold in China’s domestic market.
The Chinese province which owns cargo carrier Longhao Airlines has become the launch customer for a freighter version of the COMAC ARJ21, ordering 25 and intending to buy 25 more.
Airlines that have taken delivery of COMAC ARJ21s have grown to seven from two in only 16 months, with China Express Airlines the latest to receive the type.
China Express Airlines intends to order 50 COMAC ARJ21-700 regional jets for delivery by 2025, the carrier said on Oct. 15, detailing a previously reported deal.
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer COMAC rolled out the first ARJ21-700 regional jet destined for Air China while also debuting the corporate jet variant, the COMAC Business Jet (CBJ).
The COMAC ARJ21 regional jet will enter service with its third operator on May 16, following the handing over of one aircraft of the type to Jiangxi Air.
A China Eastern subsidiary set up to fly Comac aircraft will serve coastal districts from the Yangzi River Delta and retain the business aviation operation on which it has been based, the parent company said.
