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Incredible order: Can the Chinese C919 airliner really win an order for 1,400 aircraft?
In today's rapid development of science and technology, made in China has long become synonymous with quality, and China's independent research and development of C919 large passenger aircraft is the pride of the Chinese people, in 2022 obtained the certificate of China's civil aviation, officially announced to enter the market, product success and sales are not the same sign, C919 passenger aircraft can gain a firm foothold in the fiercely competitive international aviation market, the number of orders has become a key indicator, many netizens are full of confidence in the quality and sales of C919, It even claims that its global order is close to 1400 aircraft! Whether this number is true or false, let's clear the fog and find out
Strong support from Chinese airlines
In June 2024, Air China took the lead in ordering 100 C919 passenger aircraft, injecting strong impetus into the initial development of COMAC. In return, COMAC also offered attractive discounts to Air China, and coincidentally, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines also signed orders for 100 C919 aircraft in April this year and September last year, respectively
The 300 orders not only demonstrate the confidence of Chinese airlines in domestic large aircraft, but also lay a solid foundation for the commercial operation of C919 passenger aircraft, according to the plan, COMAC will deliver these aircraft in the next eight years, which is expected to increase the capacity of the three major airlines by about 7%.
The strong support of Chinese airlines has brought a valuable "good start" to the C919 passenger aircraft, and it is far from enough to rely on the support of the domestic market
Is Boeing's "Darkest Hour" C919 a chance?
In 2024, the total number of global flights is expected to exceed 4 million, aviation revenue will be close to 10 trillion US dollars, and the demand for passenger aircraft will also rise
Since 2019, Boeing has been in trouble, with frequent safety incidents, with 27 accidents in the first half of 2024 alone, raising public questions about the safety of its products
Boeing's series of negative news, so that many airlines and passengers began to re-examine its products, but also for the C919 passenger aircraft to provide a rare market opportunity, as the "Nikkei Asian Review" said, the advent of the C919 passenger aircraft, marking China's official entry into the field of commercial aviation, and Boeing, Airbus and other giants launched a challenge
Although the C919 passenger aircraft has a late-mover advantage, there is still a long way to go to shake the hegemony of Boeing and Airbus in the aviation field, and the most critical step is to obtain airworthiness certification in Europe and the United States
C919's "roadblock": European and American airworthiness certification
At present, the C919 airliner has not been certified airworthiness in Europe and the United States, which means that it can not take off and land in Europe and the United States, which greatly limits its development space in the international market, in order to break this bottleneck, COMAC has been actively applying for European and American airworthiness certification, from the current situation, the European side is still under review, and the United States has little hope, which undoubtedly casts a shadow on the internationalization of the C919 airliner
Despite the difficulties in airworthiness certification in Europe and the United States, the C919 passenger aircraft is not without achievements in the international market, and many airlines such as Ryanair Ireland and Brunei Qiji Airlines have expressed strong interest in the C919 passenger aircraft and signed cooperation agreements
It is still difficult to predict whether the C919 passenger aircraft can finally obtain the airworthiness certification of Europe and the United States, but it is certain that only by continuously improving its own quality and safety performance can it win the recognition of more customers and occupy a place in the international market
C919's "Achilles' heel": autonomy rate
Although the C919 passenger aircraft has the halo of "Made in China", its core components, such as engines, landing gear, etc., are still dependent on imports, and it is reported that the autonomy rate of the C919 passenger aircraft is only 50%, which not only restricts the improvement of its production capacity, but also increases production costs
Due to the dependence on imports for core components, the delivery speed of the C919 passenger aircraft has been severely affected, and since the delivery of the first aircraft in December 2022, COMAC has delivered only six C919 passenger aircraft in a year and a half, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the huge order demand
In order to solve this problem, China must speed up the research and development of core technologies such as aero engines, and improve the autonomy rate of C919 passenger aircraft, so as to fundamentally improve its production capacity and market competitiveness
The future of C919: Opportunities and challenges
The advent of the C919 passenger aircraft is an important milestone in the history of the development of China's aviation industry, bringing unprecedented opportunities to China's aviation manufacturing industry, and the future of the C919 passenger aircraft is also full of challenges
In the face of challenges, COMAC can only gain a firm foothold in the fierce market competition and realize the dream of China's large aircraft soaring into the blue sky by rising to the challenge, continuously improving the quality and safety performance of the C919 passenger aircraft, and solving the problem of "stuck neck" of core components
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