Comac's in-development C929 widebody programme appears to be progressing, despite the Chinese airframer having quietly dropped its Russian joint-venture partner.

The C929, which has yet to secure firm commitments, is envisaged to compete against Airbus and Boeing widebodies, including the A330, A350 and 787.

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Deliveries of the C929 are slated to begin around 2027, underscoring the long-term nature of this commitment. The development of the C929 represents China’s next big step in its civil aviation journey ...

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) reached an agreement to work with French aerospace firm Safran on the development of the widebody C929’s brake controls, ice detection system ...

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 strong ...

China's growing ambitions in the global aviation market, Air China has become the inaugural buyer of the still-under-development C929 wide-body jet, built by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft ...