The following is a list of operators of the Comac ARJ21 .
There are 113 Comac C909 aircraft in active service as of November 2024 [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 | Notes | Refs |
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Air China | 31 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [2] | |||
Chengdu Airlines | 28 | Passenger launch customer Executing order for 30 aircraft | [3] | |||
China Eastern Airlines | 24 | Executing order for 35 aircraft Transferred from OTT Airlines | [2] | |||
China Express Airlines | 8 | Executing order for 50 aircraft | [ citation needed ] | |||
China Flight General Aviation Company | 2 | |||||
China Southern Airlines | 31 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [2] | |||
Genghis Khan Airlines | 7 | [ citation needed ] | ||||
Jiangxi Air | 5 | Executing order for 35 aircraft | [4] | |||
Joy Air | 50 | [5] | ||||
Longhao Airlines | 1 | Executing order for 50 aircraft | [6] | |||
OTT Airlines | 24 | Executed order for 35 aircraft Integraded into China Eastern Airlines in 2024 | [2] | |||
Republic of Congo | 4 | [7] | ||||
Shandong Airlines | 10 | [8] | ||||
Shanghai Airlines | 5 | [8] | ||||
TransNusa | 3 | Executing order for 30 aircraft First international operator | [9] | |||
YTO Cargo Airlines | 1 | Freighter launch customer | [10] |
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