"There were no Boeing airliners at the Singapore Airshow, Airbus and China were in the spotlight". The U.S. Consumer News & Business Channel (CNBC) reported on this topic on the 20th, focusing on the Singapore Airshow held from February 20 to 25.
CNBC mentioned in the live broadcast program of the Singapore Airshow that on February 20, on the opening day of the Singapore Airshow, ** Airlines and COMAC signed orders for 40 C919 high-prototype and 10 ARJ21 high-prototype aircraft.
The organizers of the air show previously expected that thousands of enterprises and institutions from 50 countries and regions will participate in the exhibition. CNBC noted that Airbus aircraft and C919 airliners manufactured by COMAC will be on display at the air show, while Boeing will not show any commercial aircraft.
CNBC said it was the first major international aerospace exhibition since the Boeing plane accident last month. A Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane of Alaska Airlines in the United States was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California on January 5. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) immediately ordered the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 airliner operated by American Airlines or operated in the United States on January 6, and several regulators and airlines around the world announced the grounding of the aircraft.
The accident has cast a shadow over the American aircraft maker's strong performance in 2023. CNBC said. However, the report mentions that Boeing will still demonstrate its defense capabilities by displaying warplanes at air shows, including the B-52 Stratofortress bomber that will participate in the air show of the US Air Force; In addition, Boeing will present a cockpit demonstration of its 777X wide-body aircraft.
At the same time, the report mentioned that China showed the C919, a domestically produced narrow-body airliner for the first time to an international audience, and some industry experts said that this aircraft could become an early competitor to the duopoly of Boeing and Airbus commercial aviation. "Industry insiders we spoke to believe that Boeing's problems, particularly with the 737 MAX, provide an early opportunity for COMAC," Chris Olin, an analyst at investment research firm Northcoast Research, told CNBC.
CNBC also previously reported that Brandon Soby of Sobey Aviation Consulting also said, "Overall, with the international debut of the C919, we should focus on China." The Singapore Airshow is a great opportunity for COMAC, especially given the current situation at Boeing. He said this year's air show could be significant because it could be seen as "a symbol of Asia's recovery."
On February 18, China's domestic large passenger aircraft C919 made a rehearsal flight before the opening of the Singapore Air Show. Compared with the rehearsal flights of other aircraft of the same type in the exhibition, the C919 has a longer flight time. At the air show held on the 18th, C919 attracted a lot of attention and was repeatedly mentioned. On February 20, the opening day of the Singapore Air Show, ** Airlines and COMAC signed orders for 40 C919 and 10 ARJ21 aircraft.