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Bangkok Post – C919 mega-purchase by China”s flagship airline lifts home-grown jet in competition with Boeing

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

HONG KONG: Air China’s eye-catching agreement to buy 100 domestically made C919 jets is expected to turn heads overseas and further elevate interest in the relatively new planes as the reputation of rival Boeing has been grounded by safety concerns.

The order size from China’s flagship airline also ensures years of additional business for the C919’s state-owned manufacturer, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China…

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