The Comac C939 is a planned long-range wide-body twinjet airliner family being developed by Chinese Comac as a competitor to the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350.[1][3] It is designed to be larger than the other two models in its domestically produced aircraft line: the Comac C919 and Comac C929.[1][3]
C939 | |
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Role | Long-range wide-body airliner |
National origin | China |
Manufacturer | Comac |
Status | Preliminary designs[1][2] |
Design
In May 2024, the designs for the C939 were reported to have a capacity of 400 seats and a range of 7,000 nautical miles [nmi] (13,000 km; 8,100 mi).[1][3] The C939 is expected to be a twinjet.
Development
In June 2011, Comac was studying the 290-seat C929 and 390-seat C939 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 the Comac has initiated work on the C939.[1][2]