Large passenger aircraft industry booming in China

The large passenger aircraft industry is gaining traction in Shanghai as the narrow-body C919 aircraft has netted 1,035 orders, and the wide-body CR929 model has completed its first-round requirement validation, an official report said on Tuesday.

As of the end of 2022, the homegrown regional passenger jet ARJ21 aircraft has received 690 orders from 25 customers, and 100 ARJ21 aircraft have been delivered to 9 Chinese and overseas companies, the official website of China Securities Journal reported, citing a report published by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality.

To date, the jet model has safely completed up to 6 million passenger trips via 316 regular flights at 118 cities, the report noted.

The C919 model, China's first homegrown narrow-body passenger plane, has received a total of 1,035 orders from 32 clients.

Good progress was also made in the development of the wide-body CR929, as the aircraft model has completed the first round of demand verification, while research and development in regards of the aircraft fuselage is carrying on.