China Pushes Homegrown Business Jet on World Stage

C909 CBJ made its official debut in Dubai in November.

Zach Vasile

Tuesday, December 09, 2025 at 04:00 PM ET

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A C909 CBJ in Dubai. [Credit: Shutterstock | Allora Empire Art]

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COMAC is actively promoting its new C909 Business Jet (CBJ), a luxury aircraft based on its C909 regional jet, with aspirations to compete with established Western manufacturers like Gulfstream and Bombardier.
The CBJ features a luxurious interior, can seat up to 29 passengers, and integrates both Chinese-built fuselage/wings with foreign technology such as GE engines and Collins Aerospace avionics.
The jet faces significant market entry hurdles, primarily due to the lack of FAA/EASA certification and a challenging commercial environment, including a declining business aviation market within China.

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Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer COMAC is stepping up promotion of its new business jet, likely in hopes that the type will eventually challenge offerings from established industry heavyweights like Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Dassault.

The company showed off a completed version of the aircraft, known as the C909 COMAC Business Jet or CBJ, at an exhibition in Guangzhou, China, in October. About a month later, the CBJ made an appearance at the Dubai Airshow, its first before a primarily Western audience.