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Bangkok Post – Air China orders 100 homegrown jets

Support for newcomer Comac a challenge to Boeing-Airbus duopoly

China’s first domestically manufactured passenger aircraft, the Comac C919, flies above Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong during its first flight outside the mainland, on Dec 16, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)

Air China has announced plans to buy 100 Comac C919 airliners, a major boost to the homegrown planemaker seeking to disrupt the commercial aircraft duopoly locked down by Airbus and Boeing.

The agreement has a value of $10.8 billion, based on the list price for the C919. Deliveries will start this year and run…

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