Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has secured an order for 30 C919 aircraft from China Bank of Communications’ leasing arm.

Comac says the C919 will enter the final design-definition phase before the end of 2011 and type certification is expected by 2016, followed by first delivery.

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Detailed design will be completed in 2012 and the first flight is expected by 2014.

Comac expects to produce 150 C919 jets a year by 2020.

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