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China’s C919 jet faces turbulent skies amid US-China trade tensions

Cs news7 hours ago08 mins

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target announced for this year. The C919 jet — a single-aisle passenger plane aiming to rival Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320 –…

China’s COMAC falls behind on C919 aircraft delivery targets, filings show

Cs news1 month ago03 mins

By Lisa Barrington (Reuters) -Chinese planemaker COMAC is falling behind on previously stated delivery targets for the production of its narrow-body C919 commercial plane, according to regulatory filings from the three airlines that fly the model. China Eastern Airlines, Air China and China Southern were expecting 32 of the planes to be delivered this year,…