The following is a list of operators of the Comac ARJ21 .
There are 113 Comac ARJ21 aircraft in active service as of September 2023 [update] . Currently, the largest operator is Chengdu Airlines with 25 aircraft. [1]
Legend | Notes |
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* | Current |
* | Former |
* | Orders |
Airline | Country | Photo | -700 | -700F | -900 | Notes | Refs |
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Air China | China | 20 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [2] | |||
Chengdu Airlines | China | 25 | Launch customer Executing order for 30 aircraft | [3] | |||
China Eastern Airlines | China | 35 | Deliveries expected from 2025. | [2] | |||
China Express Airlines | China | 6 | Executing order for 50 aircraft | [4] | |||
China Flight General Aviation Company | China | 2 | |||||
China Southern Airlines | China | 23 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [2] | |||
Genghis Khan Airlines | China | 5 | [5] | ||||
Jiangxi Air | China | 5 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [6] | |||
Joy Air | China | 50 | [7] | ||||
Longhao Airlines | China | 1 | Executing order for 50 aircraft | [8] | |||
OTT Airlines | China | 17 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [2] | |||
Republic of Congo | Republic of the Congo | 4 | [9] | ||||
Shandong Airlines | China | 10 | [10] | ||||
Shanghai Airlines | China | 5 | [10] | ||||
TransNusa | Indonesia | 2 | Executing order for 30 aircraft First international operator | [11] | |||
YTO Cargo Airlines | China | 1 | [12] |
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