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New certification delays for COMAC's ARJ-21 aircraft

Beijing, China - The problems could negatively affect the C-919 programme

Luo Ronghuai, vice-president of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, has declared that the delivery programme of the ARJ-21 regional aircraft will experience further delays, for "One or two years", because of "Inexperience in certification in terms of methods and infrastructure". Currently COMAC has received orders for 252 airplanes, most of which, exactly like the C-919, come from Chinese...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147621
Rome, Italy, 11/23/2012 13:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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