COMAC says Air China to be the launch customer of C929 widebody jet

Reuters11-12

ZHUHAI, China, Nov 12 (Reuters) - COMAC said on Tuesday that Air China would be the launch customer of the Chinese planemaker's C929 widebody aircraft under development that is designed to compete with twin-aisle models from Western planemakers Airbus and Boeing.

COMAC's deputy director of marketing, Liu Yan, made the announcement at China's biggest air show in Zhuhai.

(Reporting by Sophie Yu and David Kirton; Writing by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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