China certifies COMAC to mass produce ARJ-21 regional jets -Xinhua
BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) has received approval to begin mass production of its ARJ-21 jet, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on its social media account on Sunday.
The state-owned plane maker received a production certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the news agency said.
Shanghai-based COMAC last year said that orders for the twin-engine jet had reached 413 from 19 customers.
COMAC is also developing a bigger C919 jet as part of its efforts to compete against Boeing and Airbus in the lucrative narrow-body market. The C919 had 24 customers and 600 orders, COMAC said in June. (Reporting By Matthew Miller and Fang Cheng; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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