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SASAC
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The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC, ) is a
Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry ...
established on 11 May 2008 in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
. The headquarters are in
Pudong
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...
, Shanghai. The company has a registered capital of
RMB 19 billion ( as of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers.
The first jet to be marketed is the
ARJ21 developed by
China Aviation Industry Corporation I, which will be followed by the
C919, which made its maiden flight in 2017 and has attracted interest from Chinese airlines. The C919, which can seat up to 168 passengers, is meant to compete in the market for single-aisle jets.
History
Origins
COMAC, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, was established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. It was established jointly by
Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot a ...
,
Aluminum Corporation of China,
Baosteel Group Corporation
China Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd., commonly known as Baowu, is a state-owned iron and steel company headquartered in the Baosteel Tower in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The company was formed by Baosteel Group absorbing its smaller state-owned pe ...
,
Sinochem Group
Sinochem Corporation () is a Chinese state-owned multinational conglomerate primarily engaged in the production and trading of chemicals and fertilizer
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differe ...
, Shanghai Guosheng Corporation Limited, and
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) is a special commission of the People's Republic of China, directly under the State Council. It was founded in 2003 through the consolidation of variou ...
.
U.S. sanctions
In January 2021, the United States government named COMAC as a company "owned or controlled" by the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
and thereby
prohibited any American company or individual from investing in it.
Products
Model naming convention
For all models sold beginning with the
Comac C919, COMAC's naming system for commercial airliners has taken the form of 9X9.
Aircraft in production or development
Orders and deliveries
Collaborations
Bombardier
On 24 March 2011, Comac and the
Canadian
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company
Bombardier Inc.
Bombardier Inc. () is a Canadian business jet manufacturer. It was also formerly a manufacturer of commercial jets, public transport vehicles, trains, and recreational vehicles, with the last being spun-off as Bombardier Recreational Pro ...
signed a framework agreement for a long-term strategic cooperation on commercial aircraft.
Products included in the programme include:
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Bombardier CRJ-series
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Bombardier CSeries
The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. It was originally designed by Bombardier Aerospace, Bombardier and had two years in service as the Bombardier CSeries.
The program was ...
*
Bombardier Q-series
*
Comac ARJ21
*
Comac C919
In May 2017, Bombardier and Comac began holding talks about an investment into Bombardier's passenger jet business.
Boeing
On 23 September 2015, Boeing announced plans to build a
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two ...
completion and finishing plant in China. The facility will be used to paint exteriors and install interiors into airframes built in the United States. The joint-venture plant will be located in
Zhoushan
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,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...
.
Ryanair
In June 2011 COMAC and Irish low-cost airline
Ryanair
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signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of the
C919, a 200-seat
narrow-body commercial jet which will compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.
UAC
China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Co. Ltd. (CRAIC), a joint venture company invested by COMAC and Russia's
United Aircraft Corporation
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, predecessor = Ilyushin, Irkut, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Tupolev, Yakovlev
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(UAC) responsible for the development of a
wide-body commercial jet, was established in Shanghai on 22 May 2017. Research and development for the new plane will be conducted in Moscow, and it will be assembled in Shanghai.
"China-Russia joint venture to develop wide-body commercial jet"
''China Daily''.
See also
*List of civil aircraft
List of civil aircraft is a list of articles on civilian aircraft with descriptions, which excludes aircraft operated by military organizations in civil markings, warbirds, warbirds used for racing, replica warbirds and research aircraft.
A ABC ...
* List of aircraft produced by China
*Aero Engine Corporation of China
Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer focused on the design and development of aeroengine and related technology. The company was established on August 28, 2016. At launch, AECC was to be capital ...
(AECC)
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