But it wasn’t just any narrowbody – it was the flag carrier’s first, and so far the only, C919 jetliner ... my feet barely ...

The future of Comac’s C919 seemed to be at serious risk for a few days in April, after the Chinese government declared a ban on imports of U.S. aeronautical products in retaliation to the ...

The C919 is China’s home-grown, narrowbody passenger jet designed to carry 158 to192 passengers and compete with Boeing’s 737 and Airbus’ A320. Built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation ...

The C919 made its maiden commercial flight in May and is key to Beijing’s decades-long ambitions to compete with Western rivals in the air and cut down China’s reliance on foreign technology.

India’s aviation regulator should initiate the process of testing the airworthiness of China-built mid-range passenger aircraft C919. This would be a subtle hint that India is not exactly ...