Comac Steps Up International Promotion of Home-made C919 Jet

(Bloomberg) — Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac took its C919 medium-range jet outside the mainland for the first time Wednesday, showing off the single-aisle aircraft to officials and potential customers in Hong Kong.

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd., as Comac is officially known, intends the 168-seat aircraft to eventually rival Boeing Co. and Airbus S.E. narrowbody planes. While only three C919s are operating commercially, it says it has received 1,061 orders from more than 30 Chinese carriers and lessors.