Comac C919 and ARJ21 Begin High-Altitude Testing In Tibet
On February 20 of this year, the opening day of the Singapore Airshow, COMAC signed a deal with Tibet Airlines for 40 units of the C919 high-altitude model and 10 units of the ARJ21 high-altitude ...
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The Best Airport Lounges in the World — and How to Get In
Forget fluorescent lighting, stale buffet food, and spotty Wi-Fi. These days, the best airport lounges feature amenities like spa treatments, private rooms, and decadent menus devised by celebrity ...
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Comac Running High-Altitude Tests For C919, ARJ21 'Plateau' Variant
SINGAPORE—Comac C919 and ARJ21 aircraft are currently stationed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) in Tibet to conduct ...
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China’s Construction of New Heliport Near Indian Border Heightens Tensions in Tibet
Recent satellite images have revealed that China has built a new heliport in Tibet, just 20 kilometers (12 miles) from its ...
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Comac kicks off C919 test flights for high-altitude operations
Comac's C919 will undergo a series of test flights for high-altitude operations, as the airframer continues to develop the ...
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C919 begins high-altitude test flights in Lhasa
The C919 jet, operated by its developer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, or COMAC, departed from Chengdu Shuangliu ...
China’s home-grown C919 reaches new heights with flight to ‘roof of the world’
C919 ‘smoothly landed’ at one of the highest airports in the world in western China on Thursday ahead of a series of ...