Aircraft
Comac Boosts ARJ21 Production with Second Assembly Line
ARJ21 aircraft 132 completed its first production test flight from Comac’s new assembly line at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on May 6.
ARJ21 aircraft 132 gets towed into position at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. (Photo: Comac)
ARJ21 aircraft 132 gets towed into position at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. (Photo: Comac)

Chinese airframer Comac is ramping up production of its ARJ21-700 regional jet following the official opening of a second assembly line at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. According to a company statement, aircraft 132 completed its first production test flight on Friday, staying airborne for a total of 3 hours and 50 minutes before returning safely to its base. Officials said that while the work at the production line gradually accelerated since last year, the flight marks the first time an ARJ21 has moved through the entire assembly cycle to a production test flight at the company’s Pudong facilities.