BEIJING: China's COMAC is expanding production facilities for its homegrown C919 jets in Shanghai, according to one of the project contractors, as the state-owned planemaker ramps up manufacturing to fulfil hundreds of new orders. China Aviation Planning and Design Institute (Group) Co. Ltd.
FILE PHOTO: A Comac C919 flies past during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore February 18, 2024. BEIJING: China 's COMAC is expanding production facilities for its homegrown C919 jets in Shanghai, according to one of the project contractors, as the state-owned planemaker ramps up manufacturing to fulfil hundreds of new orders.
AVIC-APC said the project was in Pudong, Shanghai and had a total construction area of 330,000 sq m. COMAC is headquartered in Shanghai. The second phase of the project, according to AVIC-CAPDI, mainly includes the construction of an assembly plant, parts warehouse and tarmac area.Commentary: China’s COMAC will not rock Airbus-Boeing boat for now, but it’s a matter of time
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