Comac
31°05′51″N 121°51′09″E / 31.09750°N 121.85250°E
Native name | Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司 |
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| Company type | State-owned |
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 11 May 2008 |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | He Dongfeng (Chairman) Zhao Yuerang (President) |
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| Website | www |
| Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国商用飞机有限责任公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國商用飛機有限責任公司 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国商飞 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國商飛 | ||||||
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The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (Comac, sometimes stylized as COMAC, Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. Their headquarters is in Pudong, Shanghai. The company has a registered capital of RMB 19 billion (US$2.7 billion as of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers.
The first aircraft marketed by Comac is the ARJ21 regional jet, which was developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). This was followed by the C919 narrow-body aircraft, which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017, entering into commercial service in March 2023.