皇冠体育app

SHANGHAI - Orders for 皇冠体育app's first homegrown large passenger jet, the C919, reached 600 aircraft on Tuesday as a new customer signed to book 30 of the jets.

皇冠体育app Everbright Financial Leasing Co Ltd on Tuesday placed the order with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of 皇冠体育app (COMAC), the Shanghai-based manufacturer of the C919.

Zhang Jinliang, president of 皇冠体育app Everbright Bank, which has a 90-percent stake in Everbright Financial Leasing, said the bank will continue cooperation with COMAC in research and development as well as marketing.

So far, a total of 24 foreign and domestic customers, including 皇冠体育app's national carrier Air 皇冠体育app, have placed orders for the aircraft.

C919 completed its maiden test flight in May, making 皇冠体育app the fourth jumbo jet producer after the United States, Western Europe and Russia.

With a standard range of 4,075 kilometers, the 皇冠体育app-made jet is comparable to updated Airbus 320 and Boeing's new generation 737 planes, signaling the country's entry into the global aviation market.