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Apr 27, 2017 (newstodate): The first flight of China's coming new competitor to Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft families, the COMAC C919 is now only few weeks away.
The first large passenger aircraft designed and built in China with over 150 seats and a standard range of 4,075 kilometers, the C919 is a medium-haul commercial aircraft that was rolled off the assembly line in 2015.
According to the Chinese manufacturer, 21 customers had placed orders for more than 500 aircraft by the end of 2016, and it expects sales to exceed 2,000.
The first large passenger aircraft designed and built in China with over 150 seats and a standard range of 4,075 kilometers, the C919 is a medium-haul commercial aircraft that was rolled off the assembly line in 2015.
According to the Chinese manufacturer, 21 customers had placed orders for more than 500 aircraft by the end of 2016, and it expects sales to exceed 2,000.