The COMAC C919 is visiting Malaysia tomorrow. What’s different compared to Airbus & Boeing?

, it has been confirmed that China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd or COMAC will be showcasing its C919 plane at Subang Airport tomorrow. The plane is on an ASEAN tour for a product showcase of the plane.is China’s latest home-grown airliner. Its other product, the ARJ21, is already in commercial use, and used by Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines in China, as well as TransNusa in Indonesia.

The plane participated in its first flying display outside of its home country at the Singapore Air Show last month.On the surface, not much. Both aircrafts are single-aisle narrow-body aircraft designed for short-haul routes flights, with distances up toturbofan engines, similar to the Airbus A320 family. From nose to tail, the plane is 38.9 meters, 2 meters longer than the A320.. Boeing’s plane is also taller by half a meter than COMAC’s.

Even though the plane is built in China, parts that are installed in the plane are made all over the world. It has components from multiple companies in China that are joint ventures with international companies such asWho are the potential customers in Malaysia? Right now, none of the airlines in Malaysia have any C919 on order, hence the showcase tour by COMAC. Potentially, Malaysia Aviation Group, the parent company ofA reason that COMAC is trying to court customers here is that local carriers are part of the huge backlog that Airbus and Boeing have and will have to wait for their turn to arrive before receiving their planes – which can take years.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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