Testing platform for China's 1st jumbo jet in operation2013-12-30
The first testing platform for China's first jumbo jet meant to compete against Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and Russian MS-21 started operating in Shanghai this morning, marking a milestone for China's aviation program.

China's jumbo jet ready for assembly in 20142014-01-02
The inauguration of the testing platform for the large passenger aircraft C919, announced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) on Dec. 30, represents the entry of the aircraft project into the system certification stage, paving the way for the assembly of the prototype aircraft in 2014.

Xi calls for large aircraft to boost power2014-05-25
China must develop its own large passenger jetliner no matter how difficult this may be, President Xi Jinping said.

Sales soaring for China's C9192014-08-01
Visitors stand inside the cockpit of a C919, a domestically produced aircraft, on July 31, 2014.

China's self-made C919's key part rolls of production line2014-08-01
China has made a significant advance in the research and development of its self-designed large passenger jetliner C919.

C919 set for debut flight in 2015, gets 400 orders2014-05-22
Commercial Aircraft Corp of China said the country's first large commercial passenger jet, the C919, will make its maiden flight late next year, with deliveries scheduled for 2018.

Hongdu Aviation completes first big piece of Chinese jet2014-05-16
The forward fuselage, or front section, of the C919 is displayed at Hongdu Aviation Industry Group's headquarters in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, May 14, 2014.

400 orders for C919 show sky-high confidence2013-10-29
Orders for the C919, the first China-made large passenger aircraft, hit 400 as Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co Ltd signed a contract for 20 orders on Monday.

China's 1st C919 airliner starts structural assembly in Shanghai2014-09-20
China's 1st C919 airliner starts structural assembly in Shanghai

CFM may establish C919 final assembly line in China2013-07-16
Aircraft engine manufacturer CFM International is discussing with Aviation Industry Corporation of China building a final assembly line in China for the Leap-1C engine, the initial engine of the C919.

Maiden flight in holding pattern2013-08-07
China's dream of having its first large commercial jetliner may have hit some turbulence, as the maiden test flight of the C919 will be delayed by a year to 2015.