Feb 09, 2022 06:01 AM

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Deliveries of China’s Challenger to Boeing 737 Set for This Year

By Huang Rong and Han Wei

The C919 targets the same market as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737

The C919 targets the same market as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737

Deliveries of China’s home-grown C919 narrow-body passenger jet is expected this year after several delays, despite a tight schedule for regulatory certifications and uncertainties related to U.S. trade bans.

He Dongfeng, chairman of C919 developer Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC), laid out the 2022 delivery schedule for the plane Monday in an internal meeting, according to minutes published by the state-owned aircraft maker.

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