Industry Addendum
GE and Rolls-Royce to bid for China’s twin jet engine
May 1st 2018
GE engines and Rolls-Royce are expected to join the first round of bidding for the engine to power the planned twin aisle jet, the CRAIC CR929, the China Daily reported last month. Read More »
Responses to a request for proposal for the supply of the engine for the joint venture also are expected from other engine makers.
Until recently known as the CR929, the twin jet is being developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation. The project’s new title is the China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Company (CRAIC).
China’s narrow body jet, the C919, completed its maiden flight last November. The larger jet is planned for launch by 2025 with first deliveries between 2025 and 2028.
