Last Wednesday, the Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation, COMAC, received government approval for large-scale production of commercial aircraft. China’s first civilian passenger aircraft🇧🇷 With this news, the Chinese government also announced that this year the country will start commercial flights with its own private jets.
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Meet the C919
The aircraft in question is the C919, an all-Chinese project which had its maiden flight in May 2017. Since then, large-scale commercial production of this aircraft is awaiting approval from the Government of China to put the project into practice.
Then, last Wednesday, confirmation came and COMAC officially received permission to build the model. In this case, the C919 is a large aircraft that can carry between 158 and 168 passengers, as well as between 4,075 and 5,555 kilometers of autonomy.
Furthermore, the model is expected to compete directly with some North American models, such as Boeing’s 737. Likewise, it must compete with some European models, such as the A320, of the European company Airbus. Precisely for this reason, it is not yet known whether or not the aircraft will be allowed to fly over other countries.
An important moment for China
With the large-scale production of the C919, China begins another moment in its journey in search of industrial and economic autonomy. This has even been the plan since the founding of state-owned COMAC in 2018, as China has great ambitions to become one of the largest industrial powers in the world, without relying on the United States.
According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, this is an important moment in the history of China, so the government will work hard to overcome any difficulties that may arise. Moreover, the aircraft is scheduled to be delivered in December, and commercial flights will begin early next year.
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