May 2008: China establishes the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) in Shanghai and announces plans to produce its first large commercial jetliner, which it calls the C919. April 2009: ...

BEIJING/SEOUL, May 30 (Reuters) - China's C919 jet is set to make its first commercial flight outside mainland China on Saturday - albeit to the Chinese territory of Hong Kong - just over a year after ...

The first large made-in-China passenger plane took off on its maiden test flight Friday, marking a key milestone on the countrys ambitious journey to compete with the worlds leading aircraft makers.

For the past few decades, there have been two major players in the commercial aircraft sector — Boeing and Airbus. Now, there is a rising challenger looking to break the stranglehold of the dominant ...