| Comac C939 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Wide-body jet airliner |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Comac |
| Status | In preliminary design12 |
The Comac C939 is a planned long-range wide-body twinjet airliner family being developed by Chinese Comac as a competitor to the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350.1 It is designed to be larger than the other two models in its domestically produced aircraft line: the Comac C919 and Comac C929.1
Design
In May 2024, the designs for the C939 were reported to have a capacity of four hundred to five hundred seats and a range of 7,000 nautical miles [nmi] (13,000 km; 8,100 mi).3 The C939 is expected to be a twinjet.3
Development
In June 2011, Comac was studying the 290-seat wide-body C929 and 390-seat C939 extra-wide-body aircraft.4 Preliminary plans for the C939 were mentioned in Chinese newspapers in 2015 and 2017.5
In May 2024, South China Morning Post reported that Comac had started work on the C939.12
References
References
- Chen, Frank (13 May 2024). "China begins work on new C939 widebody jet, going bigger and bolder after C919's success". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- "China's COMAC working on preliminary designs for new C939 widebody jet, SCMP reports". Yahoo Finance. Reuters. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- Chen, Frank; Jennings, Ralph (13 November 2024). "China's 4 commercial jets unboxed: from the rebranded C909 to a futuristic C939". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- "China's Comac Joins Commercial Passenger Plane Industry". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 June 2011.
- Venckunas, Valius (16 December 2020). "What is COMAC C939 and when will it fly?". Aerotime Hub. Retrieved 13 May 2024.