GUANGZHOU -- China's top state-owned airlines are on track to acquire double the number of homegrown planes in 2022 from last year, as the government bolsters support for its budding aviation sector even while travel demand continues to suffer from the coronavirus.
Aerospace & Defense Industries
China carriers scoop up homegrown jets despite travel downturn
Beijing cultivates domestic aviation industry by purchasing planes from COMAC
The C919 is seen as the plane that will turn COMAC into a global aviation player, though it has yet to be certified in the U.S. or Europe. (Courtesy of COMAC)
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