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China Facing Commercial Aviation Problems, Claims RAND Report

Woodrow Bellamy III 

[Avionics Today April 4, 2014] China is facing obstacles to establishing a successful domestic commercial aircraft manufacturing industry, according to a new report from RAND Corp. 

In 2008, the Chinese government established the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (COMAC), in an effort to domestically produce the regional ARJ21 and C919. The report indicates that despite investing billions of dollars and importing western airframe components for both projects, COMAC is currently unable to build a commercial jet that can meet international certification standards. 

 

Furthermore, by the time COMAC does produce the C919, it will face stiff competition from new entrants into that market from the industry's two biggest players, Boeing and Airbus. Boeing's re-engined 737 MAX and the Airbus A320neo will both have entered the market by the time the C919 biome is airworthy and commercially available, according to Keith Crane, director of the RAND Environment, Energy and Economic Development Program and co-author of the report.

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