Chinese planemaker COMAC expands overseas push with Hong Kong office, maintenance deal

Lisa Barrington - Reuters - 31/10
Chinese planemaker COMAC opened in Hong Kong its second office this week outside mainland China, a subsidiary said on Thursday, as the state-owned company tries to break into a global passenger jet market dominated by Western manufacturers.
SEOUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Chinese planemaker COMAC opened in Hong Kong its second office this week outside mainland China, a subsidiary said on Thursday, as the state-owned company tries to break into a global passenger jet market dominated by Western manufacturers.
COMAC's two commercial passenger planes are, with the exception of one Indonesian airline, all flown within China, but the firm is seeking to expand overseas at a time when market leaders Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab and Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab are struggling to make planes fast enough to meet demand.
The launch of the COMAC Customer Service Hong Kong Office follows the opening in Singapore on Monday of COMAC's Asia-Pacific office, billed as a way to expand the planemaker's reach overseas.
Li Ling, COMAC deputy general manager, said the Hong Kong office was an important step in the planemaker's international strategy, the statement from COMAC'...
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