FLEET - COMAC and Deer Jet Launch CBJ Operations

    2026 marks the tenth anniversary of C909 commercial operations. Image: Deer Jet

COMAC and Deer Jet announced today the official commercial entry into service of the world's first COMAC Business Jet (CBJ), with a maiden charter flight operating from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Capital Airport on June 22.

COMAC offers a range of customizable cabin configurations to suit different operator needs. Image: Deer Jet

 A ceremony marking the occasion was held at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. Attendees included COMAC General Manager Shen Bo and COMAC Chief Accountant Yu Shihai; Liaoning Fangda Group Senior Vice President and HNA Aviation Group Chairman Ding Yongzheng; and Deer Jet Business Jet Group President and Shanghai Deer Jet Chairman Zhou Wei. Representatives from the Changning District Government, Civil Aviation Shanghai Regulatory Bureau, Shanghai Hongqiao Customs, Shanghai Hongqiao Border Inspection, Shanghai Airport Authority, and Shanghai East Hongqiao Investment Development Group were also present. Image: COMAC

The CBJ is a derivative of COMAC's C909 regional jet, originally designated the ARJ21‑700.
The ARJ21‑700 airframe received type certification in 2014. The CBJ configuration received its Validation Type Certificate in March 2021.

Seating capacity ranges from 12 to 29 passengers, with typical configurations accommodating 12 to 19 seats.

The aircraft offers a typical flight endurance of five hours, with optional supplementary fuel tanks available.

Designed for high-altitude performance, the CBJ is validated to operate at airfields up to 4,411 m (14,470 ft), including Daocheng Yading Airport—the world’s highest civilian airport, and is optimized for plateau and high-temperature operations.

COMAC offers a range of customizable cabin configurations to suit different operator needs.

Plan A seats 15 passengers with 11 luxury seats, two couches, two business-class seats, a VIP suite, two lavatories, and two crew seats.

Plan B accommodates 13 passengers with six couches, five luxury seats, two business-class seats, a VIP suite, two lavatories, and one crew seat.

Plan C maximizes lounge space for 17 passengers with 12 couches, three luxury seats, two business-class seats, a VIP suite, two lavatories, and one crew seat.

Plan D seats 18, balancing nine luxury seats, three couches, six business-class seats, nine flat-available seats, a VIP suite, two lavatories, and one crew seat.

The largest layout, Plan E, supports 29 passengers with 22 business-class seats, four luxury seats, three couches, two flat-available seats, a VIP suite, two lavatories, and two crew seats.

Across all configurations, the CBJ features a full VIP suite with a 1.5-m (4.9 ft) double bed and private lavatory, a reception area with lie-flat first-class seats, and a meeting/dining area with an eight-seat table and satellite phone.

The rear cabin includes a bar, coffee station, oven, and steward seat, while sound insulation keeps noise levels as low as 55 dB in the VIP suite and below 65 dB elsewhere.

Optional phased-array broadband satcom provides high-speed internet and cockpit-cabin connectivity, and foldable boarding ladders enhance operational flexibility at airports without jet bridges.

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