COMAC’s C929 widebody program is building out its supplier base as detailed design continues, according to a Leeham News and Analysis report published on October 13, 2026. The available reporting describes suppliers taking on structural work and preparing components for development aircraft. It points to movement from preliminary supplier selection toward contracted work and trial-component development, but does not establish that the aircraft has entered production or that a flight-test schedule has been set.
The most specific details concern two Chinese suppliers. AVIC Xi’an Aircraft said…