COMACIn Development
COMAC's planned twin-aisle wide-body program for long-haul international and regional flying. The aircraft is aimed at the Airbus A330neo and Boeing 787 class and is now being advanced as an independent Chinese program after the earlier Russia-China partnership unraveled. Air China has signed a preliminary launch-customer agreement.
Latest update Aug 18, 2026
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In detailed design phase with active CAAC engineering reviews and preliminary wind-tunnel testing under way. At Singapore Airshow 2026, COMAC signed a letter of intent with Aviage Systems for the core avionics processing system, adding to Paris Air Show 2025 MoUs with Safran and Crane Aerospace. Fuselage manufacturer Huarui Aero is targeting first middle-fuselage delivery by September 1, 2027. Powerplant selection remains the largest open gating item, though the domestically developed AECC CJ-2000/AEF-3500 turbofan has emerged as a leading candidate after completing a full-state high-altitude bench test in February 2025, logging 3,000 cumulative test hours and a peak thrust of 35.2 tonnes (~70,400 lbf) - putting it in the GEnx-1B/Trent 1000 thrust class needed for the C929.
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Announced next steps from COMAC that mention C929.
China TC by 2032
TargetChina TC by 2032; first flight ~2035
Drive the C929 deeper into hardware execution: complete wind-tunnel and aerodynamic validation, lock in remaining tier-1 suppliers beyond Aviage/Safran/Crane, take delivery of Huarui Aero's first middle fuselage by September 2027, and ultimately pick a powerplant - the domestic AECC CJ-2000/AEF-3500 turbofan is emerging as a leading candidate after a successful Feb 2025 high-altitude bench test, but no selection has been confirmed. COMAC's own site now lists the baseline C929 at 282 to 440 seats. COMAC has publicly set a prudent timeline of a China type certificate by 2032 and first commercial flight around 2035.
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COMAC brought models of stretched (up to 210-seat) and high-altitude C919 variants to the Farnborough International Airshow for the first time, and revealed the seat map for its in-development C929 widebody, configured for 281 seats across three classes. The Chinese airframer's expanded international presence follows a recent purchase agreement for 20 C909 regional jets with Air Cambodia, as it works to broaden its narrowbody family and challenge Boeing and Airbus beyond its home market.
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China's first domestically developed short- to medium-range turbofan regional airliner. The C909 is optimized for 78 to 97 seats, short and narrow runways, and demanding high-temperature or plateau operations, making it COMAC's current spearhead for regional export expansion in Southeast Asia, with growing derivative interest in medical-rescue and firefighting configurations.
China's first domestically developed narrow-body single-aisle commercial airliner, designed to compete directly with the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX. Powered by CFM International LEAP-1C engines with a domestic CJ-1000A engine in flight-test on a Y-20 testbed and now expected to enter daily C919 service around 2028-2029.
A large-cabin business-jet derivative of the C909 regional airliner, adapted with an extended-range VIP cabin for private and corporate operators - COMAC's first entry into the large-cabin business-jet market.
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