The Final Assembly Center of the COMAC was based on the Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., with a registered capital of two billion yuan (292.7 million U.S. dollars), said COMAC's general manager Jin Zhuanglong.
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People attend the inauguration ceremony of the Final Assembly Center of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, June 6, 2009. |
Jin said the Final Assembly Center's new base in Shanghai's Pudong area will be constructed within this year.
By 2010, the center will be able to produce 30 ARJ21-700 model planes a year, and the capacity will be expanded to 50 jets by 2012, Jin said.
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People attend the inauguration ceremony of the Final Assembly Center of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC) in Shanghai, east China, June 6, 2009. |
The Shanghai-headquartered COMAC has launched its design and research center, based on the Shanghai Aircraft Design and Research Institute, and a customer service center.
The latter provides aircraft maintenance and repair, pilot training, aviation equipment and materials leasing and consulting for aviation technologies for both large planes and regional aircraft.
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An ARJ21 (Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st Century) plane is assembled at Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd in Shanghai, east China, June 6, 2009 |