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Singapore Airshow sees demand for China’s C919

Updated on: 21 February,2024 07:44 AM IST  |  Singapore
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Subhas Menon, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, said that this year’s show was “back in full swing” with over 1,000 exhibitors

Singapore Airshow sees demand for China’s C919

A performance by South Korea’s ‘Black Eagle’ aerobatics team. Pic/AP

The Singapore Airshow—Asia’s largest—kicked off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner. It’s the first time Singapore has opened the event to the public since 2020, when a scaled-down version went ahead as the COVID-19 pandemic was just starting.


Subhas Menon, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, said that this year’s show was “back in full swing” with over 1,000 exhibitors. On Tuesday, China’s Tibet Airlines finalised an order for 40 C919 passenger jets and 10 ARJ21 regional jets from the Commercial Aircraft Company of China (COMAC). The two companies signed the deal on the sidelines of the airshow.


COMAC’s C919 is a narrow-body airliner, similar to the Airbus A320neo and Boeing’s 737 Max jets. COMAC designed many of the C919’s parts but some of its key components, including its engine, are still sourced from the West.


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