"Jumping off the building" is impossible!The unit price of C919 has been raised, orders continue to skyrocket, and Air China's orders for 17 aircraft will be delivered from next year. Boeing, which has been unsold for 3 years, is trying its best to break back and restore the original Boeing and Airbus domination of the global passenger aircraft market, but the reality is often cruel.
1. There is no shortage of buyers, and the price of C919 has increased
Air China said it will raise 4.2 billion yuan for the introduction of 17 aircraft, including six C919s and 11 ARJ21s.
According to the catalog unit price provided by COMAC, the total price is 10US$6.6 billion, the actual contract** was determined after negotiations between the parties, and in addition to the above-mentioned $4.2 billion, the shortfall will be raised from other sources.
With the introduction and actual operation of these 17 aircraft, Air China's fleet size and carrying capacity will be further improved, and the traffic volume of major routes and the company's route network will be improved and upgraded to increase route revenue.
At the same time, the newly introduced aircraft will gradually replace the old aircraft, which will help the company's fleet optimization, effectively reduce fuel consumption costs, and improve the company's profitability and market competitiveness.
It is worth mentioningAccording to the catalogue ** given by the commercial, the unit price of C919 has also been raised, and the ** of each C919 has been raised to 10.8 billion US dollars.
This shows that the safety of C919 is guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about no buyers. Although the ** has been raised, the overall cost performance is still very high compared with Boeing Airbus.
2. C919 focuses on "cost performance".
Judging from the ** alone, the price tag of the Boeing-737 MAX is as high as about 1 per aircraft$2.2 billion;The Airbus A-320neo is relatively affordable, with a price tag of 1$1.1 billion, which is a little more expensive than the C919.
But the main focus of the C919 is not "cheap", but cost-effective, in terms of performance and safety, Boeing Airbus can no longer ignore the C919 as their competitor.
Previously, Boeing had made a ** that Chinese airlines would purchase 8,700 large aircraft in the next 20 years, with a total value of more than 147 trillion US dollars, considering the huge market potential of C919, this "big cake", Boeing Airbus may not be able to enjoy it exclusively.
Compared with the strong rise of the C919, Boeing's decline is more obvious.
Boeing's 2021 financial report showed that the company's net loss for the year reached 42$900 million, and what makes them even more uncomfortable is that they still have about $11.4 billion in debt coming due.
What's even more "fatal" is that seeing that the debt is due, the Boeing aircraft has fallen into unsalable, and many airlines around the world have blacklisted the Boeing aircraft.
3. Do you still want to cooperate with China with evil intentions?
In the final analysis, this problem is Boeing's own fault.
The first is the Boeing 737 MAX series passenger aircraft, because of the research and development and other issues that led to the reduction of the flight safety index, resulting in a number of air crashes, hundreds of passengers died, seriously affecting the reputation and status of Boeing.
In addition, during the testing of the 777X aircraft, serious structural problems arose, leading to production delays and cost overages. There are also Boeing 787 Dreamliners that also have quality problems, damaged cables, faulty oxygen systems, and so on.
As a result of these problems, Boeing aircraft have been severely affected in the global market, and airlines have become more cautious about purchasing Boeing aircraft.
Faced with such a dilemma, Boeing turned to China for help.
However, Boeing lacks respect and trust for Chinese companies and partners in the contacts between the two sides, and at the same time, the malicious sanctions imposed by the United States on Chinese companies have made it impossible for the two sides to continue.
With the advent of the C919, the United States simply did not pretend.
4. A large domestic aircraft that can't get stuck in the neck
If C919 wants to go abroad and fly international routes, it needs an airworthiness certificate, otherwise it cannot operate on international commercial routes. After the completion of C919, it obtained the airworthiness certificate issued by the Civil Aviation of China, but when applying for the international airworthiness certificate, it was blocked by European and American countries.
In the European and American markets, especially in the European Union, under the influence of the United States, so far refusing to provide airworthiness certificates for C919This situation can't help but remind people of the previous sanctions imposed by European and American countries on Huawei and other Chinese companies, and the political intentions behind them are disappointing.
But in this world, it has never been European and American countries that are in charge.
It is reported that Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil and other countries, after conducting safety audits on C919, have successively issued airworthiness certificates, allowing C919 to perform commercial flight missions in their national airspace.
At the same time, the domestic large aircraft also solved the "heart disease" and installed the "Chinese core".
It is reported that in the domestic large aircraft C929, considering the domestic engine Yangtze River 2000, the domestic engine Yangtze River 1000A supporting the C919 has begun to be installed and tested, and it is only a matter of time before it is officially launched.
Of course, C919 is currently unable to cover the national shipping demand, not long ago China's three major airlines signed a huge order with the French Airbus, the United States Boeing warehouse hundreds of aircraft, I am afraid can only continue to eat ashes.
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