COMAC sells 30 C-919 jets to Everbright Financial Leasing

China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd (COMAC) said in a statement on Tuesday that it has signed a framework agreement to sell 30 of its C-919 passenger jets to Everbright Financial Leasing.

The C-919 passenger jet. [File photo: cri.cn]

The deal brings the total number of orders for the C-919 to 600 across 24 customers. 

The C-919 is China's attempt to break the Boeing and Airbus duopoly in the lucrative narrow-body aircraft market. 

The Chinese plane made its maiden flight in May.