Comac, China’s would-be rival to Airbus and Boeing, has announced 50 new jet orders but also admitted it is still struggling to get its aircraft off the ground.
The state-owned aircraft manufacturer on Tuesday said two Chinese airlines had ordered 20 C919 passenger jets each, while a unit of General Electric, its only foreign customer so far, had ordered another 10.
But before the C919 can fly, Comac has pledged to put a smaller regional jet into commercial service, and a Comac official said it could be another two years before that long-delayed aircraft, called the ARJ21, is deemed ready.
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