COMAC plans Q1 maiden flight for C919
China’s Commercial Aircraft Corp (COMAC) is planning a 2017 Q1 inaugural flight for the C919 narrowbody, although no more specific date has been given. The 158-seat airliner has seen several delays. The original schedule would have seen the aircraft make its maiden flight in 2014 followed by delivery to Chengdu Airlines. But program delays meant the aircraft was not rolled out until Oct 2015 and at that point COMAC said it was aiming for a first flight in 2016. China Eastern will now be the launch customer. With the first aircraft delivered to COMAC’s flight test centre, however, the manufacturer is looking to a begin flights in Q1. The C919 has secured 570 orders from 23 Chinese and foreign customers. COMAC has set targets of taking a third of the Chinese narrowbody market and a fifth of the global market by 2035. <br/>
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COMAC plans Q1 maiden flight for C919
China’s Commercial Aircraft Corp (COMAC) is planning a 2017 Q1 inaugural flight for the C919 narrowbody, although no more specific date has been given. The 158-seat airliner has seen several delays. The original schedule would have seen the aircraft make its maiden flight in 2014 followed by delivery to Chengdu Airlines. But program delays meant the aircraft was not rolled out until Oct 2015 and at that point COMAC said it was aiming for a first flight in 2016. China Eastern will now be the launch customer. With the first aircraft delivered to COMAC’s flight test centre, however, the manufacturer is looking to a begin flights in Q1. The C919 has secured 570 orders from 23 Chinese and foreign customers. COMAC has set targets of taking a third of the Chinese narrowbody market and a fifth of the global market by 2035. <br/>
