China’s aviation regulator gives green light for mass production of COMAC C919

 The Civil Aviation Administration of China has awarded the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (COMAC) with a production certificate for domestically made

C919 narrow-body aircraft, according to Chinese media.

The state-owned aerospace manufacturer is now allowed to begin mass production of the C919 under an approved quality control system, The Paper reported on November 29, 2022.

Prior to receiving the recent approval, COMAC had to request authorization from the local regulator for each jet of the type it manufactured. However, since the restriction does not apply to COMAC anymore, the company reportedly plans to build up to 25 C919s each year by 2030.

The plane, which is considered a rival to narrow-body single-aisle planes such as the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo, received its type certificate from the CAAC on September 29, 2022. According to the manufacturer, the C919 is the first passenger aircraft to be fully developed by a Chinese entity “in accordance with internationally accepted airworthiness standards” and “with independent intellectual property rights”.

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