China’s home-grown C929 widebody passenger jet enters 'crucial' development stage amid Beijing’s aviation push

Miniature models of China's Comac C919 and C929 airplanes are displayed at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on Feb 20, 2024. China’s home-grown C929 widebody passenger jet has entered “a crucial stage” of its development process, according to its manufacturer, amid Beijing’s continuous efforts for a

China and Russia said in December that they would “actively promote cooperation projects in the joint development of long-range widebody passenger aircraft and heavy helicopters”, without specifying the exact projects or companies involved.Li Dongsheng, COMAC’s chief engineer of composite materials, told the Hangzhou-based Dushikuaibao newspaper last month that the C929 would incorporate more than 50 per cent carbon fibre composite materials and 15 per cent titanium alloy.

Beijing has made the home-grown C919 the poster child for its entry into the aviation sector, and according to Zhang, the aircraft has surpassed a “milestone” after completing over 240,000km of test flights.

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