As early as April 2019, the front page of the New York Times made a headline that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner factory had serious problems with production supervision and management, that is, the aircraft it produced had great hidden dangers.
And to the dissatisfaction of the United States, China's self-developed C919 airliner is replacing the market share of Boeing aircraft.
In this case, Boeing actually said,If China still refuses to open its market to it, it will consider remotely shutting down the engines of the C919Even if you pay up to $80 billion in liquidated damages.
In the 80s of the last century, Boeing aircraft entered the Chinese market for the first time, and soon occupied a monopoly market share with its technological advantages.
At the height of Boeing's glory, it was able to make huge profits of more than hundreds of billions of dollars every year from the Chinese market, and about 60 percent of the aircraft of China's major civil aviation companies were purchased from Boeing.
I have to admit itAt that time, Boeing had become a "harvester" for the United States to monopolize and make huge profits against China.
Even an aviation giant like Boeing has a day of decline, though.
In 2016, Boeing launched a new Boeing 737 MAX model, and in order to put it into operation as soon as possible to recover profits, Boeing obtained the US airworthiness certificate by "special means" without rigorous safety testing.
As a result, the aircraft suffered a number of major crashes in the years that followed, casting a shadow over Boeing's prospects
In addition to Boeing's own strategic mistakes, the intensification of contradictions between China and the United States has also affected the development of Boeing aircraft
In 2018, Trump launched a "war" against China and banned China from buying American chips and semiconductors.
In response, China has withdrawn its orders from Boeing and has since stopped importing Boeing aircraft.
Since then, Boeing has lost the lucrative Chinese market.
In order to make China change its mind and continue to purchase Boeing aircraft, US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and a number of senior executives of US companies have visited China one after another, hoping that China can open its market to Boeing.
At the end of the day, they are for this piece of cake worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
However, to the disappointment of the US side,Instead of buying Boeing planes, China wants to grab meat from Boeing's bowl——In 2023, China's self-designed C919 passenger aircraft will be officially put into commercial operation.
Since the C919 domestic passenger aircraft was put into operation, it has received more than 1,000 orders from domestic and foreign airlines, which is enough to prove that the C919 has achieved commercial success.
Therefore, in the eyes of Boeing, China's C919 passenger aircraft is a very threatening competitor, after all, the global demand for civil flights is limited after allFor every additional C919 sold by China, Boeing in the United States loses hundreds of millions of dollars.
In order to suppress China's C919 domestic airliner, Boeing thought of the old method of technology monopoly.
As we all know, in order to speed up the progress of the project, the C919 airliner uses some mature foreign components, such as the CFMLEAP-1C engine, which is a joint venture between Safran of France and GE of the United States, which are business partners of Boeing.
Boeing claims that if China refuses to open its market, then the possibility of remotely shutting down the C919 engine is not ruled out.
Obviously, Boeing's competitive methods are extremely malicious, and it must also have the support and acquiescence of the United States behind it, otherwise it would not be so arrogant.
However, China has been prepared for today's situation.
Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" has reported,China's CJ1000A aero engine with independent intellectual property rights has been successfulFinal preparatory tests are currently underway and it is expected to be installed on the C919 domestic airliner by 2025.
The successful development of CJ1000A domestic engine is of great significance to China's aviation industry, and China will get rid of its dependence on Western aero engines and avoid the dilemma of being "stuck" by the West.
Boeing thinks it can threaten China with the engine of the C919However, China has always been determined to follow the path of independent technology, in order to solve the problem of being suppressed by the West at the source.
The U.S. technological blockade of China has proven to be doomed.
At present, there are two most urgent problems to be solved in the C919 domestic passenger aircraftThe first is the production capacity, its current annual production is only about 10 20 aircraft, to complete the number of orders for thousands of aircraft is obviously far from enough;
In addition to the aero engine, the C919 also needs to install a domestic avionics system and flight control system in the future to further improve the localization rate of the aircraft and avoid the risk of being "stuck" by the West.
However, I believe that as long as people have a little more patience with C919, these problems will be solved.
According to a report by CCTV News,By the end of 2023, C919 has been exported to 27 countries, with a total of 250 billion yuan in huge orders, which means that domestic airliners have taken their first steps towards the world.
For China, which is determined to develop high-end manufacturing, the rise of domestic passenger aircraft symbolizes the success of industrial upgrading, which is an exciting achievement.
With the development and maturity of China's civil aviation industry, we will see more excellent domestic models similar to C919 enter the market in the future, and compete with aviation giants such as Boeing and Airbus.
At that time, China will not only be able to reap massive economic benefits, but also lead to the creation of more high-end jobs in the country, and increase the wages of workers and technicians.
In short, the rise of the domestic C919 airliner is the best thing for the country and the people.
Project Sword
1] C919 successfully made its first flight, and China's civil aviation entered a new era Xinhuanet.
2] China's refusal to receive Boeing planes, US media: ** war became the main factor Global Times.