China Certifies COMAC C919, Five Years After First Flight

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SINGAPORE—The COMAC C919 airliner attained its airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Sept. 29, a little more than five years since the narrowbody made its first flight in 2017. The news broke as photos from the certificate presentation event in Beijing...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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