First Customers Order Just 55 Firm C919s
By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.com
Zhuhai, China
The first orders for the Comac C919 airline total no more than 55, a surprisingly small figure that includes a mere five for each of China’s big state airlines.
China Southern, Air China and China Eastern will also take options on only 15 each—suggesting an extraordinarily low degree of commitment to a project on which China is pinning its future as a commercial aircraft builder ...
