article_snippet: The C919, built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), will be China's most ambitious effort to date to break into the global aircraft market.
article_snippet: The C919, built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), will be China's most ambitious effort to date to break into the global aircraft market .
article_snippet: COMAC are reported to have already secured more than 450 orders from 18 different customers, most of which are believed to be local airlines and leasing firms.
article_snippet: COMAC is targeting 2017 for C919 certification, with first deliveries also scheduled for this year.
article_snippet: A man tests a business class seat in a model on the first day of the COMAC C919 .
highlights_snippet: The C919 superjet will take on giants of global aviation - Boeing's 737 and the Airbus A320 .
  
highlights_snippet: More than 450 orders for the high-tech aircraft are already in place from 18 different airlines .