The COMAC C-919 represents China's ambitious entry into the global commercial airliner market, challenging the longstanding Boeing-Airbus duopoly. First flown on May 5, 2017, it is a narrow-body twin-engine aircraft configured to carry 158-192 passengers in typical two-class layout. Measuring 38.9 meters in length with a 35.8-meter wingspan, the C-919 achieves a maximum range of 5,555 kilometers in its extended-range variant. The aircraft is manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), established specifically to develop indigenous Chinese commercial aviation capabilities.
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| — | — | — | China | 782140 | |
| — | — | — | China | 7821C4 | |
| — | — | — | China | 78225B | |
| — | — | — | China | 78225C | |
| — | — | — | China | 78217A |