The price of the domestic large aircraft C919 has increased.
According to the latest announcement of Air China, the unit price of the domestic C919 has been increased to 10.8 billion US dollars, converted into ** RMB, the price increase in 1 year is nearly 65 million yuan.
Coincidentally, due to two fatal accidents in succession, Boeing, which had been separated from the Chinese market for four years, finally obtained key permission from China's regulators and embarked on the first step to return to the Chinese market.
According to Boeing, the Boeing 787-9 aircraft supplied to China Juneyao Airlines have flown from Washington to Shanghai, once again knocking on the door of the Chinese market.
On the one hand, the competitor Boeing has just returned to the Chinese market, and on the other hand, the domestic large aircraft C919 has been raised
Recently, according to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", Air China issued the latest announcement, disclosing the plan to purchase the domestic large aircraft C919 and **.
Specifically, Air China plans to purchase 17 aircraft in 2024, including 6 C919 and 11 ARJ21, with a total investment of 757.1 billion yuan.
According to the 2024 catalogue unit price of the manufacturer COMAC, the unit price of C919 has been raised to 10.8 billion US dollars, which is about 7700 million yuan.
Just 3 months ago, in September 2023, China Eastern Airlines announced a sale and purchase agreement with COMAC, and the unit price for the purchase of C919 was 0$9.9 billion.
In other words, in just 3 months, C919 went from 0The selling price of $9.9 billion has risen to 10.8 billion US dollars, ** 9 million US dollars, about 65 million yuan.
Of course, although the C919 has been raised, it is about 1$2.2 billion and 1$1.1 billion**, still an advantage.
At present, C919 can still be called "good quality and low price", with sufficient cost performance.
Boeing's return to the Chinese market, behind the increase in C919** is the huge Chinese air flight market and the increasingly heated competitive environment.
According to data, by 2042, the Chinese market is expected to need 8,560 new passenger aircraft, and in the next 20 years, the number of commercial aircraft in China will double, reaching almost 20% of global aircraft deliveries.
This means that if the C919 fails to complete the domestic production, such a huge Chinese air flight market will be divided by Boeing, Airbus and other foreign manufacturers, at about 100 million US dollars per aircraft, which is a huge expenditure of nearly one trillion US dollars.
However, fortunately, in 2007, China has officially launched the research and development project of the C919 large aircraft, and after 10 years, the C919 large aircraft completed its first test flight in 2017.
Until 2022, the C919 successfully obtained the type certification issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, thus obtaining the qualification certificate for officially entering commercial operation.
In 2023, the C919 will be officially put into commercial operation, and once it is launched, it will be "full of orders", and the supply will exceed demand.
As of September last year, the number of C919 orders from COMAC has reached 1,061, and China Eastern Airlines, as the largest customer of domestic large aircraft, has signed tens of billions of orders to purchase 100 C919 large aircraft.
On January 8, China Eastern Airlines announced the launch of the C919 aircraft on the Beijing-Shanghai route, and from January 9, flight MU5137 will be operated by the C919 aircraft.
In addition, the fourth C919 just received by China Eastern Airlines has also carried out a transfer flight and officially joined the fleet of China Eastern Airlines.
And with Boeing delivering the wide-body 787 Dreamliner directly to a Chinese airline for the first time in four years, the competition in the skies is intensifying.
The domestic large aircraft C919 chose to raise the price at such a "sensitive moment", which means that the two sides are about to face a head-to-head confrontation and compete in China's huge air flight market.
Seeing the news of the price increase of C919, many people can't help but start worrying:
As the first domestic large aircraft, although the C919 has attracted much attention, but to compete with old opponents such as Boeing and Airbus, "good quality and low price" is one of our major advantages
In fact, there is no need to worry about this, some industry insiders pointed outThe reason for the increase in C919** is essentially due to the upgrading of technology and configuration, since the product quality has been improved, then correspondingly, the added value of technology will also rise.
And a very important point here is that the number of orders for C919 has not declined, and the total order volume has exceeded 1,000, and its China Airlines has placed a large order for 17 aircraft with a wave of its hand.
The production capacity of the C919** plant is currently only a few dozen aircraft per year, even if it is expanded in the future, the annual production capacity is estimated to be about 150 aircraft, so it is still in short supply.
In addition, the C919** is raised, which naturally has the strength and confidence to match, which is enough to compete with competing products on the same stage, and even gain an advantage.
On the one hand, the C919 fuselage uses a lot of new materials, which can reduce air resistance by 5%, which can not only reduce fuel consumption, but also better noise control.
On the other hand, although the C919 is in the same class as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, due to the larger cabin width, the passenger experience and comfort will be better, and the cargo capacity will be better.
Therefore, in the final analysis, technical advantages are the first element to grasp the right to speak, although C919** has been raised by 9 million US dollars, but it still has strong competitiveness, and has its own unique advantages.
And from the perspective of commercial operation, blindly low prices are not necessarily the best choice, appropriate price increases are conducive to improving profitability, meeting the R&D investment needs of subsequent new models, and achieving more long-term development.
Write at the end:
Boeing has just returned to the Chinese market, and the price of the domestic large aircraft C919 has increased by 65 million, behind which is the confidence in product strength and the consideration of long-term development in the future.
As the C919 gradually gains market recognition and goes head-to-head with Boeing and Airbus, we look forward to better performance and victory in this competition.
Kunpeng Project