澳大利亚人报：中国的919

A new Chinese-made single-aisle jet designed to rival Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s is attracting plenty of orders but don’t expect Qantas to add the C919 to its fleet.

According to the Mercator Institute of China Studies, COMAC now has more than 1000 orders for the aircraft, and that number is rising.

Most of those have come from Chinese airlines and leasing companies, including the US-based GE Capital Aviation Services which has ordered 20 C919s.

Airline Intelligence and Research chief executive Tony Weber said if leasing companies were buying the aircraft there was clearly a market for C919s beyond China.