China and Russia to jointly develop passenger jet
May 29, 2017 Category Travel, Weekly
China and Russia announced a joint venture to develop a wide-body jet which will challenge market leaders Boeing and Airbus. The news comes just over two weeks after the successful maiden flight of China’s first domestically developed narrow-body passenger jet, the C919. The China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corp, established by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and United Aircraft Corp of Russia, was officially registered and obtained a business license. The new jet’s maiden flight is planned for 2025 and the first jet should be delivered around 2028. The new plane aims to take 10% of the market from the Boeing 787 and Airbus 350. The wide-body jet will seat 280 and have a range of up to 12,000 kilometers. It will mainly be built with composite materials.
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