Genghis Khan Airlines adds homebuilt jetliner ARJ21 to fleet

Genghis Khan Airlines, a newly established regional carrier of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, will become the second customer of ARJ21, the first homebuilt regional jetliner, after Chengdu Airlines.

ARJ21, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd, has been put into commercial use for more than two years and transported over 160,000 people.

COMAC and Genghis Khan Airlines signed an agreement on Monday morning, and the two sides will establish a comprehensive strategic cooperation on airplane operations, talent training and maintenance, to meet the growing demand of air transportation in the area.

Meanwhile, COMAC said it will establish an aircraft maintenance base in Inner Mongolia autonomous region. In the initial stage, the base will provide maintenance services for ARJ21, and it will extend the maintenance services to the homemade single-aisle C919 and wide-body CR929 at an appropriate later time.

Currently, Chengdu Airlines operates seven ARJ21 jetliners, and the carrier will receive the eighth airplane on Monday afternoon.