Shanghai gets COMAC C919 final assembly line

Posted by Randal Rayborn on November 19, 2009 - Filed under China

A model of the C919 was unveiled at the Asia Aerospace Expo in Hong Kong this September. (China Daily)

By Zhou Yan (China Daily) – Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC), which is in charge of the indigenous C919 passenger airplane program, announced yesterday that it would set up its final assembly line in Shanghai’s Pudong New District.

The center, located south of Pudong International Airport, is divided into Pudong Base and Dachang Base, with the former covering an area of 267 hectares, Jin Zhuanglong, general manager of COMAC, said in Shanghai.

Construction of the Pudong base will start by year-end, and it targets to manufacture 20 homegrown C919 jets and 50 ARJ 21-series planes annually by 2016, the company said.

The division, which has a registered capital of 2 billion yuan, is among COMAC’s three key units responsible for aircraft design, manufacturing and service. Work on the manufacturer’s research and development center started in Pudong’s Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park this July.

“Assembly and manufacturing are among the core capabilities that ensure the business success of ARJ 21 and C919 passenger planes and it will largely boost China’s civil airplane industry,” Jin said.
Shanghai-based COMAC was established in May 2008 with 19 billion yuan in registered capital to take on Boeing and Airbus in China’s fledgling but booming aviation market by building a home grown 150-seat passenger aircraft. – read more at ChinaDaily.com…

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