Russia, China start production of jointly designed passenger aircraft
Russia and China have reportedly been launched the production of the first jetliner designed jointly by two country’s engineers.
The CRAIC CR929 is a planned long-range 250-to-320-seat wide-body twinjet airliner family to be developed by CRAIC, a joint-venture between Chinese Comac and Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), to challenge the Airbus and Boeing duopoly.
In June 2016, an agreement was signed to set up a 50-50 joint venture.
Comac and UAC estimated the development at 10 years, implying the first delivery in 2027. (ILKHA)