Chinese planemaker opens HK office

Chinese planemaker COMAC has opened an office in Hong Kong - its second outside the mainland this week - and has signed a deal to support flight operations as it tries to break into the global passenger jet market.

COMAC's two commercial passenger planes are, with the exception of one Indonesian airline, all flown within China. The state-owned company wants to expand abroad at a time when Airbus and Boeing are struggling to make planes fast enough to meet demand.

Additionally, Hong Kong's airport authority has agreed to support international flight operations for COMAC's C919 narrow-body passenger plane. COMAC also agreed to expand existing business ties with Hong Kong-based aircraft maintenance group HAECO to collaborate on airframe, engine and component services for COMAC's domestic and international flights.

Reuters