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Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Native name
Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司
TypeState-owned
IndustryAviation
Founded11 May 2008; 17 years ago (2008-05-11)
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
He Dongfeng (Chairman)[1]
Zhao Yuerang (President)[2]
Products
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Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
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The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (Comac, sometimes stylized as COMAC, Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai.[3] Their headquarters is in Pudong, Shanghai.[4] The company has a registered capital of RMB 19 billion (US$2.7 billion as of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers.

The first aircraft marketed by Comac is the ARJ21 regional jet, which was developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). This was followed by the C919 narrow-body aircraft, which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017,[5] entering into commercial service in March 2023.[6]

History

Origins

U.S. sanctions

In January 2021, the United States government named Comac as a company "owned or controlled" by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and thereby prohibited any American company or individual from investing in it.[7] In January 2025, Comac was added to a United States Department of Defense list of companies that allegedly work with the PLA.[8] In May 2025, the U.S. tightened export controls on certain parts previously shipped to Comac.[9]

Products

A Comac C919 in flight

For all models beginning with the 919, Comac's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 9X9. In November 2024, Comac rebranded the ARJ21 as the C909 to match the format of the other models.[10]

Aircraft Description Capacity First flight Ref.
C909 Twin‑engine, single aisle, short-range 70−105 28 November 2008
C919 Twin‑engine, single aisle, short- to medium-range 150−190 5 May 2017 [11]
C929 Twin‑engine, twin aisle, long-range 250−290 2030 (deferred) [12]
C939 Twin‑engine, twin aisle, long- to ultra long-range 400 [13][14]
C949 Twin‑engine, single aisle, supersonic [15]

Orders and deliveries

Comac Beijing Aircraft Technology Research Institute

As of March 2025.

Aircraft Orders Options Deliveries Backlog
C909 312 35 169 154
C919[16] 1,005 120 16 989
C929
C939
C949
Total 1,317 155 185 1,143

Collaborations

Bombardier

On 24 March 2011, Comac and the Canadian company Bombardier Inc. signed a framework agreement for a long-term strategic cooperation on commercial aircraft.[17][18]

In May 2017, Bombardier and Comac began holding talks about an investment into Bombardier's passenger jet business.[19]

Boeing

On 23 September 2015, Boeing announced plans to build a Boeing 737 completion and finishing plant in China.[20] The facility will be used to paint exteriors and install interiors into airframes built in the United States.[21] The joint-venture plant will be located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.[22]

Ryanair

In June 2011 Comac and Irish low-cost airline Ryanair signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of the C919, a 200-seat narrow-body commercial jet which will compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.[23]

UAC

Main article: Engineering:Comac C929

China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co. Ltd. (CRAIC), a joint venture company invested by Comac and Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) responsible for the development of a wide-body commercial jet, was established in Shanghai on 22 May 2017. Research and development for the new plane was to be conducted in Moscow, with aircraft to be assembled in Shanghai.[24] Subsequently, the partnership was dropped, and by November 2023 Comac announced that it would develop the aircraft model (since rebranded C929) on its own.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. "He Dongfeng – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China". http://english.comac.cc/aboutus/leadership/201403/11/t20140311_1460874.shtml. 
  2. ↑ Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. "Zhao Yuerang – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China". http://english.comac.cc/aboutus/leadership/201403/11/t20140311_1460879.shtml. 
  3. ↑ An Lu (11 May 2008). "China's jumbo passenger aircraft company established in Shanghai". Xinhua. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/11/content_8144727.htm. 
  4. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in zh-cn). COMAC. 2010-01-05. http://www.comac.cc/bottom/201001/05/t20100105_319817.shtml. ""上海市张杨路25号"" 
  5. ↑ "With maiden jet flight, China enters dog-fight with Boeing, Airbus". Reuters. 5 May 2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-aviation-comac-flight-takeoff-idUSKBN1810F3. 
  6. ↑ "China Positioning C919 Passenger Jet to Take on Boeing, Airbus". 14 March 2024. https://www.voanews.com/a/7528331.html. 
  7. ↑ Stone, Mike (2021-01-14). "Trump administration adds China's Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese military blacklist" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-comac-military-exclusive-idUSKBN29J2HK. 
  8. ↑ Areddy, James T. (January 6, 2025). "Pentagon Labels More Chinese Companies as Military in Nature" (in en-US). https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-labels-more-chinese-companies-as-military-in-nature-bac351b5. 
  9. ↑ Bradsher, Keith (2025-05-30). "Trump Has Targeted a Plane China Sees as a 'Power' Symbol" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/business/china-comac-c919-trump.html. 
  10. ↑ "Comac formally rebrands ARJ21 as C909". Flightglobal.com. https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/comac-formally-rebrands-arj21-as-c909/160699.article. 
  11. ↑ "China's first big passenger plane takes off for maiden flight". BBC News. 5 May 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39814146. 
  12. ↑ "Comac confirms 'C929' moniker as widebody enters 'detailed design' stage". Flight Global. 6 November 2023. https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/comac-confirms-c929-moniker-as-widebody-enters-detailed-design-stage/155675.article. 
  13. ↑ Chen, Frank (13 May 2024). "China begins work on new C939 widebody jet, going bigger and bolder after C919's success". South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3262476/china-begins-work-new-c939-widebody-jet-going-bigger-and-bolder-after-c919s-success. 
  14. ↑ "China's COMAC working on preliminary designs for new C939 widebody jet, SCMP reports". Yahoo Finance. Reuters. 13 May 2024. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-comac-working-preliminary-designs-005740865.html. 
  15. ↑ "Comac C949: China unveils quiet supersonic jet with ultra-long range". 29 March 2025. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3304082/comac-c949-china-unveils-quiet-supersonic-jet-50-longer-range-concorde. 
  16. ↑ "China's COMAC to start C919 deliveries in 2022, report says" (in en). 20 January 2022. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30002-china-comac-c919-to-start-deliveries-in-2022. 
  17. ↑ "COMAC and Bombardier Sign Strategic Agreement on Commercial Aircraft" (Press release). Bombardier. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  18. ↑ Jon Ostrower (1 April 2011). "Many questions surround Bombardier/Comac partnership". Flight Global. http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/04/news-analysis-the-many-questio.html. 
  19. ↑ Weinland, Don (18 May 2017). "Chinese group in talks to aid struggling jet maker Bombardier". Financial Times (United Kingdom). https://www.ft.com/content/0003ce56-3ba4-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23. 
  20. ↑ "China orders 300 Boeing planes worth $38 billion". https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/23/china-buy-300-boeing-planes/72681578/. 
  21. ↑ Thompson, Loren. "Boeing To Build Its First Offshore Plane Factory In China As Ex-Im Bank Withers". https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2015/09/23/boeing-to-build-its-first-offshore-plane-factory-in-china-as-ex-im-bank-withers/. 
  22. ↑ Boeing to build plant in Zhoushan . Shanghai Daily.
  23. ↑ "Ryanair and Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China) Sign C 919...". http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/ryanair-and-comac-commercial-aircraft-corp-of-china-sign-c-919-mou-in-paris. 
  24. ↑ "China-Russia joint venture to develop wide-body commercial jet" . China Daily.
  25. ↑ Chua, Alfred (6 November 2023). "Comac confirms 'C929' moniker as widebody enters 'detailed design' stage". Flight Global. https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/comac-confirms-c929-moniker-as-widebody-enters-detailed-design-stage/155675.article. 
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