COMAC gets orders for 30 more C919 from Huarong

The C919, China's first home-built large passenger plane, gained another 30 orders on Monday from China Huarong Financial Leasing Co Ltd, the subsidiary of China's largest financial asset management firm, lifting its total orders to 815.

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd, the manufacturer of the C919, signed an agreement with Huarong Leasing in Beijing. So far, the C919 has netted orders from 28 Chinese and overseas customers.

Meanwhile, Huarong Leasing reached a deal with COMAC to purchase 20 ARJ21, China's first homemade regional jetliner. The ARJ21 model has been put in commercial use for more than two years, and it has received 453 orders so far.