ChinaComac aircraft types

Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturer based in Shanghai, maker of the ARJ21 regional jet and the C919 narrowbody – still rare, and a real highlight outside Asia.

Country: China · 2 aircraft types

Narrowbody aircraft

Single-aisle jets, the workhorses on short- and medium-haul routes: the A320 family, the Boeing 737 and co.

Comac C919

C919

Two LEAP engines, A320 size, registration starting with B-: the Comac C919 is China’s first large narrowbody jet. Here is how to recognize it and why it is a real rarity find in Europe.

Regional jets

Smaller jets for feeder and regional service, such as the E-Jets, the CRJ and the Superjet.

Comac ARJ21 / C909

C909

T-tail, rear-mounted engines, around 90 seats and a fuselage cross-section with MD-80 genes: the Comac ARJ21, marketed as the C909 since 2024, is China’s first home-grown regional jet. Here is how to recognize it and where it now flies abroad, too.

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