Last week, aviation enthusiasts near COMAC’s manufacturing center at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) captured images of an ARJ21 aircraft painted in the new C909 livery. This development hints at COMAC’s plans to rebrand its ARJ21 aircraft as the C909. However, a smaller detail also caught the attention of a few observers the markings of COMAC EXPRESS on the plane’s fuselage. What exactly is COMAC Express? In this article, we take a closer look at the background and role of this unique charter operator.