A Comac C919 flies past during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore February 18, 2024. China has invested heavily in its attempt to break the hold of the dominant two Western planemakers on the global passenger market. The plane is only certified within China and the first of now four C919s began flying with China Eastern Airlines (OTC: ) last year. COMAC will invest tens of billions of yuan over the next 3-5 years to expand C919 production capacity, Chinese media reported a COMAC official saying in January. "The immediate challenges for COMAC are around production to meet local demand and certification to penetrate international markets," Yeomans added.

Source: International New York Times February 18, 2024 16:53 UTC