The Singapore Airshow is over, and the C919 international order has been fruitless, can this be regarded as hanging?
Opening: The Singapore Airshow ended, and the C919 international order was "not received", which can be called a big mystery. This can't help but cause us to think deeply: this large aircraft independently developed by China is so tepid in the international market, how should we deal with this situation?
First of all, the appearance of the C919 on the international stage was originally a high-profile moment. The brutal truth, however, is that there are very few international orders. What is the reason behind this? How should we interpret this phenomenon?
Perhaps, the first problem is that the Singapore Airshow, as the world's top air show, has attracted global attention. However, it is really puzzling that the C919 failed to win international orders at this event. Why is it that a large aircraft with good expectations is silent in the international market? Is there a deeper reason for this?
Text: Looking back on the development of C919, we can see China's unremitting efforts in large aircraft manufacturing. From the "Y-10" era to the debut of C919, the rapid development of China's aviation industry has brought tears to countless people's eyes. However, even if the C919 has a good performance in terms of technology, why did it "get nothing" at the Singapore Airshow?
The key problem may be that the C919 has not yet obtained the airworthiness certificate for the mainstream European and American markets. Although it has passed the type certificate in China, in order to truly gain a firm foothold in the international market, it also needs airworthiness certification in mainstream markets such as Europe and the United States. This process involves complex audits of all aspects of aircraft manufacturing, performance, testing, and more. The strict standards of the European and American aviation industries make it difficult for the C919 to survive in the international market.
However, the issue of airworthiness certificates cannot be solved overnight. This involves the accumulation of time, and it takes a certain amount of time to prove the safety and reliability of C919. At the same time, we cannot rule out the influence of some political factors. In this process, we need to be patient, but we need to be fully prepared for the future.
The end: Although the C919 failed to secure international orders at the Singapore Airshow, it was not a desperate move. Even Boeing's general manager for the Asia-Pacific region said the C919 was a "sustainably competitive" aircraft that it was already competing with. The CEO of Airbus even bluntly said that COMAC will become a competitor of Airbus in the future.
Over the next 20 years, global civil aviation passenger traffic will increase exponentially, and the Asia-Pacific region will become the world's largest air passenger market. As the dream of several generations of Chinese people, C919 is bound to continue to work hard and occupy a place under the huge market potential. Despite all the difficulties, with the vigorous development of China's aviation industry, we are full of confidence in the bright future of domestic large aircraft.