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COMAC's first electric commercial aircraft, aimed at intercity flights. It is designed for 19 passengers, with a 10-tonne maximum takeoff weight, a 300 km/h cruise, a 2,400 m cruise altitude and a 400 km range. China Daily said it uses a distributed electric ducted-fan propulsion system on the wings. Xinhua named CATL and Shanghai Jiao Tong University among the partners.
Latest update Nov 15, 2026
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First piloted flight on Nov. 14, 2026 in Binzhou, Shandong, with two pilots and one flight-test engineer. China Daily reported 16 minutes 38 seconds airborne and 60.4 km inside a 57 minute 46 second test. Xinhua said performance indicators met expectations. Nineteen unmanned autonomous validations followed a first unmanned flight on Feb. 2, 2026. CAAC has accepted the type-certificate application. No passenger-service date has been announced. The 400 km range is a design figure, not the distance flown.
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Announced next steps from COMAC that mention CE-25A.
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Done whenCAAC issues a type certificate for the COMAC CE-25A.
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COMAC's 10-tonne electric CE-25A completed its first piloted flight on Nov. 14 in Binzhou, Shandong, with two pilots and a flight-test engineer, China Daily and Xinhua reported from the company. China Daily said the test ran 57 minutes 46 seconds, including 16 minutes 38 seconds airborne, and covered 60.4 kilometers, and that COMAC said the aircraft performed normally. Xinhua said the Civil Aviation Administration of China has accepted a type-certificate application, and gave design figures of 19 passengers, a 300 km/h cruise, a 2,400-meter cruise altitude, and a 400-kilometer range.
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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.
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.
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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Boeing's current single-aisle aircraft family, spanning the 737-7 through 737-10, built around improved LEAP-1B engines, lower fuel burn, and broad commonality for airline operators.
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Wide-body long-haul twin-engine aircraft family built around composite structures, lower fuel burn, and route-opening flexibility for airlines.
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Next-generation wide-body twin-engine aircraft and the world's largest twin-engine jetliner, featuring folding wingtips, composite wings, and GE9X engines.
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Boeing's crew capsule for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, built to ferry astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station under a $4.2B NASA award (alongside SpaceX's Crew Dragon).