Comac

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31°05′51″N 121°51′09″E / 31.09750°N 121.85250°E / 31.09750; 121.85250

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Native name
Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司
Company typeState-owned
IndustryAviation
Founded11 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-11)
Headquarters
Shanghai
,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
He Dongfeng (Chairman)[1]
Zhao Yuerang (President)[2]
Products
OwnerSASAC
Websitewww.comac.cc Edit this at Wikidata
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Simplified Chinese中国商用飞机有限责任公司
Traditional Chinese中國商用飛機有限責任公司
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī Yǒuxiàn Zérèn Gōngsī
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese中国商飞
Traditional Chinese中國商飛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Shāngfēi

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (Comac, sometimes stylized as COMAC, Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai.[3] The headquarters are in Pudong, Shanghai.[4] The company has a registered capital of RMB 19 billion (US$2.7 billion as of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers.

The first aircraft marketed by Comac is the ARJ21 regional jet, which was developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). This was followed by the C919 narrow-body aircraft, which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017,[5] entering into commercial service in March 2023.[6]

  1. ^ Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. "He Dongfeng – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China". Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. "Zhao Yuerang – Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China". Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ An Lu (11 May 2008). "China's jumbo passenger aircraft company established in Shanghai". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ 联系我们 (in Chinese (China)). COMAC. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020. 上海市张杨路25号
  5. ^ "With maiden jet flight, China enters dog-fight with Boeing, Airbus". Reuters. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ "China Positioning C919 Passenger Jet to Take on Boeing, Airbus". 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.