Comac
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (Comac, sometimes stylized as COMAC, Chinese: 中国商用飞机有限责任公司) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. Their headquarters is in Pudong, Shanghai. The company has a registered capital of RMB 19 billion (US$2.7 billion as of May 2008). The corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers. The first aircraft marketed by Comac is the ARJ21 regional jet, which was developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). This was followed by the C919 narrow-body aircraft, which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017, entering into commercial service in March 2023.
Key facts
Where it builds · 2
Shanghai, China
Final assembly line
ARJ21
Shanghai, China
Final assembly line
C919
Every plant is checked against the company’s own website — or that of whoever inherited its history — and placed in its town. A green dot is a working plant; an amber one has closed.
The story
Origins
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) was established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai. It was established jointly by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), Aluminum Corporation of China, Baosteel Group Corporation, Sinochem Group, Shanghai Guosheng Corporation Limited, and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
U.S. sanctions
In January 2021, the United States government named Comac as a company "owned or controlled" by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and thereby prohibited any American company or individual from investing in it. In January 2025, Comac was added to a United States Department of Defense list of companies that allegedly work with the PLA. In May 2025, the U.S. tightened export controls on certain parts previously shipped to Comac.
What it builds
Its families in the encyclopedia, with the aircraft we document of each one.
What powers them
The engines fitted to its aircraft across our documented fleet. Click one to reach whoever builds it.
Who flies them
The airlines with the most of its aircraft in our documented fleet; this is not a ranking of its order book.
Identity, founding and headquarters from Wikidata; the narrative from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Plants checked one by one on each company’s own website. Counts are of our documented fleet.
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BibTeX
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