Aircraft / Comac C909
The Comac C909 - previously known until 2024 as the Comac ARJ21 Xiangfeng - is a twin engine, short range narrow-body regional jet airliner developed by the aircraft manufacturer Comac, a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer headquartered at Pudong, Shanghai, China.
Launched in 2005, the C909 first entered revenue service in 2016. As of October 2024 ~150 examples of the C909 have been built, the majority of which to date have been ordered by and delivered to Chinese airlines. Comac reports that it has orders for ~285 additional C909s as well.
The C909 type is currently sold only as a passenger aircraft - the Comac C909-700 - which can be ordered in either of two range-defined subvariants:
Comac C909-700STD - standard version with a 1200 nm / 2200 km range; and
Comac C909-700ER - extended-range version with a 2000 nm / 3700 km range.
Four more variants of the C909 are also in active development:
Comac C909-900 - A stretched version that will seat 98-105 passengers;
Comac C909F - a dedicated freighter variant;
Comac C909P2F - an aftermarket passenger-to-freighter conversion program; and
Comac C909B - a business jet variant of the C909-700 seating ~20 passengers.
Source: Wikipedia
Stats
Stats displayed are for the Comac C909-700 Extended Range twinjet aircraft.
Name: Comac C909-700ER
Origin: Pudong, Shanghai, China
Role: Twin Engine Narrow-body Jet Airliner
First Introduction: 28 June 2016
Status: In Production; In Service
Cockpit Crew: Two
Seating: 78-90
Engines: 2 x General Electric CF34-10A
Cruise Speed: 447 knots (828 km/h; 514 mph)
Range: 2000 nmi (3700 km; 2300 mi)