High-Flying

A Chinese homegrown jetliner, the ARJ21-700, is seen at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Sichuan Province on June 28, 2016.

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) said it obtained permission from the General Administration of Civil Aviation on July 9 to mass produce the ARJ21-700. The company plans to deliver five ARJ21-700 jetliners by the end of this year.

COMAC has received orders for 413 of the aircraft from 19 clients.