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Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We tested Comac parts for FAA certification. When you've tested parts for decades you can pretty much nail down the cause of the failure be it design, process, materials, a combination and so forth.

Also the c919 is only certified in China. It can't fly in the US or Europe.

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