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China's C919 Jet Faces Turbulent Skies Amid Us-China Trade Tensions
COMAC delivered only 7 of the planned 30 C919 jets in 2024 due to U.S. export controls and certification delays, limiting its global market access.
- This year, COMAC is facing delivery shortfalls for its C919, having delivered 13 jets last year and only seven as of October despite plans to deliver 30 in 2025.
- U.S. export controls on key components have exposed the C919 to political risk, as its LEAP-1C engines require U.S. export licences suspended in May and resumed in July, disrupting COMAC's output despite Chinese government subsidies.
- The C919's supply chain includes 48 U.S., 26 European and 14 Chinese suppliers, and only Air China, China Eastern and China Southern fly around 20 jets after its 2023 maiden flight.
- In the near term, missing international certification will block Western-market entry, as U.S. and EU aviation regulators approvals could take years, and export-control volatility will undermine COMAC's global expansion, Dan Taylor said.
- Growing domestic demand means China will need 9,570 new passenger aircraft between 2025 and 2044, with more than 80% single-aisle jets; COMAC may grow regionally but faces rising competition as Airbus expands capacity, including a second assembly line in 2026.
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China's C919 Jet Faces Turbulent Skies Amid Trade Tensions With US
China's ambition to challenge Boeing and Airbus with its own homegrown passenger jet is running into turbulence, with deliveries of finished aircraft likely to fall far short of its target announced for this year.
·New Delhi, India
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