China's C919 aircraft is tempting, and Boeing is facing challenges!
China's C919 is a big flyer, and since it completed its first commercial flight, its order book has steadily grown to more than 1,200 aircraft. Even General Electronics of the United States has ordered 20 C919s from COMAC, and Bloomberg has said that Chinese airliners are gradually replacing Boeing. Needless to say, when the C919 took off from China, its popularity grew.
On the other hand, Boeing has suffered countless safety problems since 2024, including a 737 MAX with a broken hatch less than half an hour after takeoff, and another Boeing airliner with a fire after takeoff. Even the Boeing airliner that Blinken was on had an oxygen leak. It can be said that Boeing is currently in dire straits.
C919 is the first large passenger aircraft developed by China itself, and its biggest advantage is not its high-tech content and strong production capacity, but its "Made in China" high cost performance.
The C919 and 737 MAX are narrow-body, single-aisle, short-haul airliners suitable for short-haul commercial use. The performance of all three aircraft is about the same, there is not much difference.
From the point of view, the 737 MAX aircraft and the Airbus 320 aircraft are now around 800 million yuan, and there are differences in various markets.
However, C919 is now ** 109 yuan. This is not due to our low pricing, but because of the rapid development of China's aerospace industry chain, while increasing production capacity, our costs have also been reduced. This is also because the C919 now uses imported "Safran".
If the C919 can use the domestic CJ1000A engine, it can be further reduced. That's why General Electric of the United States will give up the C919, instead of getting the American airworthiness certificate, and buy the C919.
Due to airworthiness considerations, most orders for C919 are for domestic routes. However, on January 1, it was reported that the C919 will not only continue to increase production capacity, but also start the application for the European airworthiness certificate. According to the analysis of industry insiders, the possibility of C919 obtaining the European airworthiness certificate is still very high, and the European airworthiness certificate is the same thing as the American airworthiness certificate.
This means that the C919 will fly overseas after obtaining the airworthiness certificate. The C919 will be the first choice of major airlines around the world, and during this period, the C919 will undoubtedly win many overseas orders.
This is for the already well"Burnt out"Boeing is undoubtedly worse off. The Boeing 737 MAX family has been suspended in many countries and regions for several years this year, and safety concerns make it unlikely that it will take off again in 2024.
To make matters worse, this series of safety issues has been directed at Boeing's quality management. Many airlines, some ** and industry authorities believe that this is because of Boeing's mistakes in quality management. Even the Associated Press quoted aviation analysts as saying that at one time it was hailed"Standard"Boeing has now fallen to its lowest level ever.
Some Boeing employees have even said that Boeing has abandoned quality controls in order to increase production. Boeing has raised product issues several times, but Boeing has ignored them.
If the problem only happens to a specific series of Boeing, it is only the delivery of that series. Today, however, Boeing is in a difficult position when it comes to manufacturing and quality management, which means that these problems are likely to occur on every aircraft. As for whether airlines will continue to buy Boeing, that's another question.
Needless to say, the current C919 project has been launched"Hurry up"Boeing will still face many difficulties in various fields. Following this trend, it is only a matter of time before it replaces Boeing.
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