On February 19, South Korea's "Herald Economy" published an article saying that China's self-manufactured and commercialized large passenger aircraft C919 made its overseas debut. After starting domestic commercial operations last year, it has begun to enter overseas markets.
The C919, a Chinese-made large passenger aircraft, made its first overseas test flight at the Singapore Airshow preview event on the 18th. The C919 is China's first self-made commercial large passenger aircraft. The airliner, manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has 156-192 seats and can fly 5,550 km.
COMAC delivered four C919s to China Eastern Airlines last year, commencing its first commercial operation on a domestic route in China. This is the first time that the C919 has been shown to fly overseas. Although the C919 is manufactured in-house, most of its key components, such as engines, rely on overseas. At present, there are few passenger aircraft in commercial operation, and the lack of approval overseas outside of China is also a disadvantage.
But in the long run, it is expected to usher in the industry's "ABC era" as COMAC (C) challenges the civil aircraft market carved up by Airbus (A) in Europe and Boeing (B) in the United States. COMAC has said that it will expand the production capacity of C919 through significant investment in the next 3-5 years.
Foreign media are also paying attention to the challenge of C919. Reuters reported on the news of the C919's first overseas flight: "China has invested heavily to break the dominance of the two major Western aircraft companies in the global passenger aircraft market, and the tightening of the entire aviation industry is attracting more attention to COMAC." "With both Airbus and Boeing struggling to ramp up production to meet demand, the aviation industry is looking at how COMAC can be a successful alternative. "There is also an increasing trend for customer companies to consider the C919 as an option.
"Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX have completed orders for nearly 10 years, and the C919 has a strong opportunity to increase market share in the Chinese domestic market," said an official from aviation consulting firm IBA. The challenge for COMAC is to expand production to meet local demand, as well as to obtain certification to enter overseas markets. "COMAC plans to apply for C919 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) this year.
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