The C919 "lifeblood" is threatened, the supply cut problem has intensified, and the US media speculated about Boeing's relationship with China.
With the development of the world economy, the aviation industry is also expanding. According to the ** data released by Boeing, by 2040, the number of new passenger aircraft in the world will reach 8,500, of which the Asian market will account for about 50%, and about half of the demand in the Asian market will come from the Chinese market.
For a long time, the only companies in the world that had the ability to transport large civil aircraft were Boeing in the United States and Airbus in France. Chinese airlines buy planes from these two companies, and in order to maintain their negotiating power, Chinese civil aviation companies tend to buy planes from these two companies more evenly.
As a result, Boeing has long held about half of the market share of China's aircraft market, on an equal footing with Airbus. This situation has only begun to change with a series of accidents involving the Boeing 737 MAX family and the completion of commercial flights of China's self-developed wide-body aircraft, the C919.
According to data released by Boeing, its undelivered orders in China are about 150, some of which are in danger of being canceled. This basically means that Boeing aircraft are no longer so popular in the Chinese market.
Whether to re-order aircraft from Boeing has become one of the industry's top concerns, and has sparked many heated discussions, but there is still no concrete information. But what people didn't expect was that Boeing seemed to be very enthusiastic about the news of returning to the Chinese market.
According to the latest news, the person in charge of Boeing previously said: In the future, with the continuous expansion of the aircraft market, China's large company Boeing will definitely be able to come back to acquire.
This can't help but make people wonder why Boeing suddenly has so much confidence, you must know that some time ago, the aircraft orders of Chinese airlines were basically given to Airbus or C919, it can be said that Boeing basically got nothing. While Boeing's multiple aircraft families continue to perform well in other markets, they are largely in the Chinese market"There is no harvest of pellets"situation.
Previously, Boeing also took the initiative to say that it was willing to accept the supervision of the Chinese competent authorities, and Boeing would take the initiative to disclose some data in the Chinese market for verification by the Chinese competent authorities. This undoubtedly shows Boeing's determination to return to the Chinese market, but it also shows the difficulty of Boeing's return to the Chinese market.
For Boeing's sudden self-confidence, some industry experts speculate that it may be related to the United States** previously mentioned that if you don't buy Boeing planes, you will cut off the C919 engine**.
As the first domestically produced large aircraft independently developed and manufactured by China, the C919 project has been very concerned by the international community since the previous C919 test flight failure, and foreign media have also been paying attention to it"Sneering"。However, what people did not expect was that the test flight of the C919 was a perfect success and is now officially put into commercial flight.
The excellent performance of C919 has not only won the favor of domestic airlines, but also won the recognition of many foreign airlines. According to data released by COMAC, the number of orders for the C919 has exceeded 1,500 aircraft. This means that, with current production capacity, the order schedule for the C919 is 20 years late.
However, some of the main components of the C919 are not produced domestically, such as the engine, which uses the LEAP-X1C engine, which was jointly developed by General Electric of the United States and Safran of France. It is possible that the United States will cut off the ** of the C919 aircraft, but if it does, it will mean 80 billion euros in compensation, and it is still a question whether the United States will have the courage to do so.
On top of that, the C919 engine does have a national replacement program. At the 2023 Shanghai Airshow held some time ago, China's CJ1000A large civil turbofan engine was officially unveiled.
Because of this, many industry experts said: this means that the CJ1000A engine can be fully applied to the C919 aircraft. In addition, the improved CJ1000A engine can also be applied to the C929 aircraft, which means that the United States intends to use this engine to ask China to buy Boeing aircraft, which is basically impossible.
Boeing has always wanted to return to the Chinese market, but the current situation is not simple, the United States ** claimed that if it does not buy Boeing aircraft, China will stop ** C919 engines. In fact, China's self-developed CJ1000A engine can be a localized alternative.