Aircraft
CR929 Widebody Suffers Delays Due To Lack of Engine
The Comac/UAC joint venture's CR929 program might not see deliveries begin until 2030, if Western engines remain unavailable.
A model of the CR929 graces the CRAIC display at the MAKS'21 air show in Moscow. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A model of the CR929 graces the CRAIC display at the MAKS'21 air show in Moscow. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Should Rolls-Royce or General Electric not agree to supply a suitable engine, the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody twin will face a significant delay, at least until 2030. Shanghai-based Commercial Aircraft International Corp. (CRAIC), a 50/50 joint venture between China’s Comac and Russia’s UAC, manages the project.


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