China's jumbo jet first order by year end

China's first home-made C919 jumbo jet may receive its first order before the end of this year with three major domestic airlines likely to be the launch customers, Thursday's Beijing Daily reported.
The C919, developed by state-owned manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), is a narrow body passenger plane seating around 150 people with the popular Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 as its rivals. A team working on finding the launch customer of C919 was established on May 18. Deputy director of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Wang Changshun and representatives from Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines all attended the team's conference Tuesday, Beijing Daily said.

The three carriers are the largest airlines in China and believed to be the potential customers of C919. Beijing Daily said citing an insider that CAAC's involvement will help speed up the negotiation process between COMAC and domestic carriers and the C919 may probably receive its first order during the......

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